The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled November 28, 2026, for a nationwide mock accreditation and voting exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The exercise will test upgrades to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the electronic transmission of election results.
The commission also disclosed that it had begun distributing non-sensitive election materials to some states in preparation for the 2027 polls.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), announced the exercise on Thursday during a dialogue at Chatham House in London.
The event was organised in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative under the theme, “Nigeria’s 2027 Elections: Democratic Trajectory and Regional Stability Beyond the Ballot.”
According to a statement issued in Abuja and signed by the Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, Amupitan said the mock exercise would simulate the presidential election.
“On the 28th of this month, we will conduct a mock accreditation and voting exercise across all states of the federation to simulate the presidential election and verify that we have gotten both accreditation and electronic result transmission right,” he said.
The INEC chairman also revealed that the commission had introduced technical safeguards to prevent inaccurate polling-unit results and figures indicating over-voting from being uploaded to its Result Viewing Portal.
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