Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise for November 28, 2026, aimed at stress-testing its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and electronic results transmission.
The commission also confirmed it has begun moving non-sensitive materials to some states in preparation for the 2027 polls.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), made the announcement on Thursday at a Chatham House dialogue in London, held in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative under the theme “Nigeria’s 2027 Elections: Democratic Trajectory and Regional Stability Beyond the Ballot.”
In a statement issued in Abuja by his Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, Adedayo Oketola, Amupitan explained that the exercise would mirror the presidential election, giving the commission a chance to confirm that both accreditation and electronic result transmission work correctly before the main polls.
He was quoted as saying: “On the 28th of this month, we will conduct a mock accreditation and voting exercise across all states of the federation to simulate the presidential election and verify that we have gotten both accreditation and electronic result transmission right.”
Amupitan further revealed that INEC has built in technical safeguards to stop inaccurate polling unit results — including figures suggesting over-voting — from reaching its Result Viewing Portal.
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