Aregbesola stated this during a session on Innovation in
Electoral Technology, stressing that it does not augur well for the electoral
body to deploy technology on election day without prior demonstration to
Nigerians.

“Don’t tell us you are using BVAS or IReV only for us to
wake up on election day and find that everything has changed. The 2022
Electoral Act compels INEC to demonstrate to Nigerians how it intends to
conduct elections,” he said.

He said that transparency and consistency in electoral
technology would prevent confusion, manipulation, and loss of trust in the
system.

The ADC scribe also questioned why Nigeria has yet to adopt
real-time result display systems successfully used in other democracies.

He also slammed the limited access granted to party agents
and election observers, calling for closer involvement in the accreditation and
voting processes to guarantee credibility.

“Agents of parties should closely monitor the accreditation
process. They must not be kept at a distance on election day. It is crucial to
confirm that the person holding the voter card is indeed the rightful owner,”
he added.