Education, Festus Okoye. BVAS is a device introduced by INEC which allows for accreditation of voters through biometrics capturing, uploading of polling results and other functions. Stakeholders have described BVAS as an upgrade of the smartcard reader, which was used in the 2019 elections, and a game changer in the country’s electoral process. Recently, some reports emerged on social media claiming that a lawsuit has been instituted before the Federal High Court in Owerri, Imo state, seeking to stop INEC from using BVAS for the 2023 elections. Reacting to the development, Okoye said the use of BVAS for elections in the country is stipulated in the Electoral Act of 2022 adding that the commission is not scared of any legal action which may seek to challenge the legality of the use of BVAS. He also said that Nigerians have accepted the use of BVAS and that the commission will not relent on its commitment to improve the electoral process via technology.