Following reports of a possible compromise of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS), Nigerian youths have spearheaded moves for protests at several Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices nationwide.
The protests which have been tagged #OccupyINEC are slated for September 27, 2022.
The Quest Times reports that the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) in a press conference on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, raised an alarm about the compromise of the BVAS system, while also alleging a plot by unknown persons to block the use of the BVAS machine on election day by obtaining a secret court judgement.
The group also claimed there is an ongoing plot to remove Prof Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, over his hard stance on the compulsory use of BVAS on election day.
In light of the above, Nigerian youths on social media decided to air their grievances against the electoral umpire by occupying its offices nationwide.
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Here are some reactions on the #OccupyINEC protest:
@RealOlaudah #OccupyINEC is a statutory obligation of all Nigerian youths who want a better future for themselves, in a more prosperous and better-governed country. The date is 27th of September 2022. The time is 9 am prompt. The venue is All INEC offices nationwide. Come and secure your own future!!!
@_weyimi Fake names, fake DOB on the BVAS database. These people are so venomous. You said we are good at organizing rallies that have no impact right? No worries we will organize one at every INEC office #OccupyINEC
@henryshield We must fight this battle fearlessly or they’ll strip us of every tinge of dignity remaining. #OccupyINEC
@emmaikumeh We have to do everything possible to make sure @inecnigeria does the right thing. If it means for us to #OccupyINEC and #OccupyTheCourts we will do it, Hope Uzodimma and the @OfficialAPCNg are doing everything to make Nigeria ungovernable.
@marvelbuck Disenfranchising over 1 million people is not a joke! It’s not something anyone should be quiet about. That is evil! #OccupyINEC
@thereal1_1 If nothing is done now to stop this wickedness, people will be begging for death come in the next 8 years. It will be a living hell #OccupyINEC