Alhaji Atiku Abubakar the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed the introduction of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), as a welcome development, saying it has come to stay.
BVAS an instrument for the accreditation and transmission of election results in Nigeria was introduced to aid smooth process of transmission of election results by INEC.
The Adamawa politician and Nigeria’s former Vice president made the declaration in his response, through a press statement by his media office, to the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State.
Atiku, who congratulated the people of Osun State for the affirmation of their collective mandate given to Governor Adeleke, said that the introduction of technology in the conduct of elections in Nigeria is a progress that cannot be reversed.
“The law governing our elections has truly brought power to the people, and those power-mongering politicians who believe that they can freely subvert the inherent power of democracy now have their hopes dashed,” he said.
The PDP presidential candidate urged Nigerians to take a keen interest in the growth and development of democracy in the country, saying: “We must not put the laws in our hands but remain vigilant because, as the saying goes, ‘eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”