The Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) has worked so well so far in the ongoing governorship election in Edo state, according to voters.

Investigations by The Guardian showed that accreditation and voting are done simultaneously as it takes barely three minutes for an eligible voter to be captured and vote.

Some of the polling units monitored in the state showed that the officials have so far insisted on the use of the BVAS before anyone could be allowed to vote.

A 65 year old voter at Obam market, Mrs Magret Iguh said:” I am happy. They did not waste my time today. I voted less than five minutes after spotting my name and passport.

“I copied the number and gave them. So what they did was to cue my number and my name popped up. I was captured and I voted. It was a good process and I am sure it will continue this way,” she said.

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She expressed worry however that the heavy downpour so far may affect the process, stressing that, “You know that this thing is technology and before you know it, they will tell you it has stopped working. So we are praying that we don’t have other setbacks”

Also speaking at the Anize Primary school, Oredo Council, Mrs Blessing Ovia, stated that “I decided to come and vote because my neighbour who earlier went to vote, came back and said the process was simple. So i decided to come and I can tell you that I am happy they did not waste my time.”

But aside from the financial inducement of voters, some supporters of the candidates cooked food which they used to lure eligible voters to vote for them.

“They will come and meet you and give you packed cooked rice and tell you who to vote for. But that’s is stupidity because I collected their rice and ate and voted for whoever I want to vote.

“It is desperation because such thing will not make me change my mind. It is our money so I had to collect it. If I eat the rice, you will not follow me to where I will vote. So it is rubbish,” Mrs Philo Ewitoh said

Her story was corroborated by James John who said he had approached one of the points where they were distributing cooked rice and requested to buy.

“I thought they were selling it because I was hungry but they told me it was not for sale. So I asked them to give but the woman said, I should have asked for the food before voting. That was why I was not given,” he said.