THE ROLE OF BVAS IN SAFEGUARDING ELECTORAL INTEGRITY: AN EVALUATION OF THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN FCT, ABUJA
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BVAS, Electoral Integrity, Voter Accreditation, Nigeria Elections, Electoral Transparency
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Adedayo, V., & Olaniyan, D. (2018). Towards successful implementation of biometric voter registration in Nigeria. 2nd International Conference on Science and Sustainable Development (ICSSD).
African Union. (2023). Election observation mission to the 25 February, 2023 presidential and national assembly elections in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Abuja: African Union Publications.
Amao, A. I., & Ambali, A. R. (2022). Electoral integrity, voters’ confidence and good governance in Nigeria: A comparative analysis of 2015 and 2019 presidential elections. Journal of Administrative Science, 19(2), 39–65.
Cheeseman, N., Lynch, G., & Willis, J. (2019). Digital dilemmas: The unintended consequences of election technology. Democratization, 26(3), 444–464.
Collier, P., & Vicente, P. C. (2014). Votes and violence: Evidence from a field experiment in Nigeria. The Economic Journal, 124(574).
Ejogba, A. O., & Okolie, U. C. (2024). BVAS, IReV and democratic elections in Nigeria. Pinisi Journal of Social Sciences, 2(3), 84–95.
Egwunwoke, C. C., Ukaoha, K. C., & Omorogiuwa, O. (2023). Troubleshooting INEC’s Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). Iconic Research and Engineering Journals, 7(3).
Ezeigbo, M. E. (2024). The role of BVAS in 2023 general elections in Nigeria and its implications for national development. International Journal of Public Administration, 3(2).
Ikelegbe, A. O. (2013). Politics and governance in Nigeria: Perspectives, issues, and cases. Benin: Centre for Population and Environmental Development.
INEC. (2023). Electronic transmission & collation of results. Independent National Electoral Commission. Retrieved from https://inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Electronic_Transmission___Collation_Of_Result-5.pdf
Iwuoha, V. C. (2018). ICT and elections in Nigeria: Rural dynamics of biometric voting technology. Africa Spectrum, 53(3), 89–113. Retrieved from http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:18-4-11597
Kassem, S. D., & Osasona, S. H. (2020). Smart card reader and election credibility in Nigeria’s fourth republic. Zamfara Journal of Politics and Development, 2(2), 1–10.
Micheni, E., & Murumba, C. (2018). The role of ICT in electoral processes: Case of Kenya. In Cunningham, P., & Cunningham, M. (Eds.), IST-Africa 2018 Conference Proceedings. IIMC International Information Management Corporation.
Musa, H. (2023). Data protection issues in the management of the BVAS in Nigeria. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Journal of Commercial and Property Law, 10(2).
National Population Commission. (2024). Estimated population of F.C.T, Abuja.
Norris, P. (2018). Electoral integrity. In Fisher, J., Fieldhouse, E., Franklin, M. N., et al. (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behavior and Public Opinion (pp. 220–231). Abingdon: Routledge.
Nwabuoku, M. O. I., Esavwede, J. P., & Mrabure, K. O. (2023). The menace of vote-buying in elections in Nigeria: Need to enforce applicable law. BiLD Law Journal, 8(1), 160–167.
Nnamani, D. O., Nduba, J. O., & Nwanolue, I. S. (2019). ICT and election management in Nigeria: Implications for 2019 general election. African Psychologist: An International Journal of Psychology and Allied Professions, 9(1), 32–52.
Ogbeide-Ihama, I. (2022). The effects of ICT on the 2015 and 2019 presidential election in FCT: A case of Bwari Area Council. Master of Science (M.Sc.) Dissertation, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, University of Benin, Nigeria.
Ogieva, L. O., & Ajisebiyawo, A. S. (2023). Transparent elections in Nigeria: An assessment of the introduction of electronic voting (BVAS) in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Iconic Research and Engineering Journals, 6(10), 709–716. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370492077_transparent_elections_in_nigeria_an_assessment_of_the_introduction_of_electronic_voting_BVAS_in_the_2023_general_elections_in_Nigeria
Olufunmilayo, O., & Ibukunoluwa, O. B. (2023). Evaluating the effectiveness of electronic voting systems in Nigeria: Challenges and opportunities. African Journal of Politics and Administrative Studies, 16(2), 84–104.
Peters, S. C. (2015). Illegality or otherwise of card readers in Nigerian electoral jurisprudence. Retrieved from http://thewillnigeria.com/news/opinion-illegality-or-otherwise-of-card-readers-in-nigerian-electoral-jurisprudence
Taye, M. D., & Adedeji, T. M. (2022). Nigerian elections and democracy in the digital age. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.105073
Yusufu, A. A., & Gana, M. I. (2023). Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and elections integrity in Nigeria: An appraisal of the 2023 general election in Kogi State. Wukari International Studies Journal, 7(3), 480–496.
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2025-02-28
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Ogbadebo, A. (2025). THE ROLE OF BVAS IN SAFEGUARDING ELECTORAL INTEGRITY: AN EVALUATION OF THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN FCT, ABUJA. Journal of Social Political Sciences, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.52166/jsps.v6i1.251
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