We need more details on the auctioning process – IMANI Africa to EC

IMANI Africa, a policy think tank, has demanded answers from the Electoral Commission on the processes involved in the auctioning of the 10 obsolete Biometric Verification Devices (BVDs) found at a recycling company in Madina.

In a statement, the EC disclosed that the obsolete devices had been legally auctioned by the Electoral Commission.

It said the previous administration had planned to refurbish these obsolete devices for the 2018 Referendum and the 2019 DLE, despite being advised by the managers of the commission’s Biometric Infrastructure that the equipment was obsolete.

It continued that the allegations of sneaking out devices for recycling at a loss to the state are false.

IMANI-Africa also wants to know the successful bidders and the purpose behind purchasing obsolete devices hard-coded for electoral purposes.

“The EC claims that the 10 BVDs were auctioned and that they just somehow found their way into a recycling plant.

Why would anyone want to buy 10 used biometric devices that the EC claims have been hard-coded for electoral purposes, for which reason it has refused to use the thousands of devices bought in recent years?”