We didn’t spend $150m to acquire BVDs, BVRs in 2020

[ad_1] The Electoral Commission (EC) has urged the public to disregard any publication claiming that it spent $150 million to acquire Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and Biometric Voter Registration Kits (BVRs) in 2020. EC’s response comes after Bright Simons, Vice President of IMANI Africa, published some articles alleging that the election management body spent $150…

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Five EC officials interdicted over missing BVDs

[ad_1] Five officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) have been interdicted over the alleged theft of some Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs). The suspects have been handed over to the police for further investigations. Dr Serebour Quaicoe, the Director of Electoral Services at the EC, revealed this information while updating on the case of the missing…

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NDC demands emergency IPAC meeting over BVDs

[ad_1] The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to promptly convene an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting to address concerns regarding the purported scarcity of Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) and the reported disappearance of one component of Biometric Verification registration kits. “The NDC therefore wishes to request for an…

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