A professor, Olayinka Ajala, was unable to vote in the ongoing Osun State governorship election after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) failed to authenticate his identity at his polling unit.
Ajala, an electorate at Unit 10, Ward 10, Community Primary School, Oke-Ola 2, Mayfair Roundabout, in Ife East Local Government Area, said the device could neither recognise his face nor capture his thumbprint.
He said he had been registered as a voter since 2011 and suspected that changes in his facial appearance over the years might have contributed to the difficulty in authenticating him.
According to him, electoral officials made several attempts to verify his identity through the BVAS, but none was successful, leaving him unable to participate in the election.
Despite the experience, Ajala described the voting exercise at his polling unit as peaceful, saying there was no rancour among voters.
He also observed that the number of people affected by BVAS authentication problems appeared relatively small compared with the overall number of voters at the polling location.
Ajala commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security personnel for their roles in maintaining order and ensuring a peaceful voting process.
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