Peter Obi's appeal to block INEC from altering the BVAS is denied by the court.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been forbidden from changing the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) before the governorship and state assembly elections, according to Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate.

In the decision issued on Wednesday, a three-member panel of the court of appeal chaired by Joseph Ikyegh found that INEC would be prevented from holding the March 11 elections if the electoral commission were restrained.

The Labour Party's (LP) Peter Obi sought a court injunction "restraining the 1st respondent (INEC) from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until the due inspection is performed and certified true copies (CTC) of them issued" in a court application.