INEC dismisses claims that “ghost” voters and hired voters influenced the Osun State governorship election. INEC says voters must be registered and accredited at their designated polling units before they can vote, limiting the possibility of unverified participation.
The commission also points to safeguards in the voting process. Across reports, INEC states that the BVAS (Biometric Verification System) prevents voting without proper voter verification and therefore makes “ghost voting” impossible. The outlets frame INEC’s response as a direct rebuttal to allegations that suggest irregularities in voter presence or identity.
While the reports focus on the same dismissal, they emphasize different aspects of INEC’s explanation—one stresses accreditation and registration requirements at polling units, while another highlights BVAS-enabled verification as the basis for rejecting the claims. In both accounts, INEC maintains that its procedures and technology ensure ballot access only for correctly identified, accredited voters at assigned locations.
