BREAKING: Court refuses Obi’s request to stop INEC from reconfiguring BVAS

Before to the gubernatorial and state assembly elections, the court of appeal declined to enjoin the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from changing the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS).

In the decision issued on Wednesday, a three-member panel of the court of appeal chaired by Joseph Ikyegh found that INEC would be prevented from holding the March 11 elections if the electoral commission were restrained.

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) nominee for president, requested a court order “restraining the 1st respondent (INEC) from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until the due inspection is completed and certified true copies (CTC) of them issued” in an application.