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Volunteer verifiers · unpaid · anonymous by default

Check the count, not the candidate.

Verifiers look at the citizen photos coming in from their own state and flag anything that doesn't add up. They never change a result. A flag goes to an automated re-investigation, then to a single admin who approves or rejects it, and every decision is published in the ledger.

How a problem gets fixed

  1. Citizens report
    Photos of Form EC8A arrive by Telegram, WhatsApp, X, web and SMS.
  2. Machines agree
    Text recognition plus ≥85% agreement from at least 3 independent reporters.
  3. Verifiers flag
    An SZV or NRV sees something wrong in their area and raises a flag with a reason.
  4. AI re-investigates
    All photos and reports for that unit are re-read and compared, and a summary is written.
  5. Admin decides
    One admin approves or rejects. Approved fixes are new ledger entries, so nothing is erased.

Three roles

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Citizen monitors

Anyone at a polling unit. Photograph the posted result sheet and send it in. You need no account, you stay independent, and you can call out any mistake, including ours.

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State Zone Verifiers (SZV)

Three for each state and three for the FCT, aligned to senatorial districts. They see incoming reports for their own state only and flag problems.

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Regional Verifiers (NRV)

Two for each of eight regions (draft). They oversee the SZVs in their region, review escalations, and can flag in any state of their region.

The rules, enforced by the database

Your state, your reports

You choose your state of origin or of residence when you apply, and it can't be changed later. Someone from Lagos verifies Lagos, not Bauchi. The database rejects any other assignment.

24 hours, then 6

First-wave selectees get a one-time code and 24 hours to create an account and complete their profile. An unused place passes to the next most compatible applicant from the same state, who gets 6 hours.

Flags, not edits

Verifiers cannot write or change results. They can read reports in their area and raise flags. Only an admin can approve a correction, after AI re-investigation.

Unpaid, on purpose

This is volunteer work. Expecting payment rules an applicant out, which protects verifiers from anyone trying to buy influence.

Privacy · NDPA 2023

What we will ask for, and why

ItemWhyHow it is stored
State of origin or residenceSets the only state you can verifyPlain, fixed after acceptance
EmailDelivers your one-time code and notices from [email protected]Private; never shown or shared
PVC Voter Identification Number (VIN)One person, one applicationSalted hash + last 4 characters only. The full number is never stored.
NIN (optional)Extra duplicate check, if you chooseSalted hash only
Screening answersPublished, identical rules for everyonePrivate; scored automatically
Display name & avatarOptional, for teammatesNever a photo of yourself
Applications are not open yet. They open once our privacy notice has been published and reviewed under the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. Binchika will never ask for your BVN, bank details or passwords.

Proposed NRV regions · draft

Eight regions covering all 37.

These regions follow geography and travel routes, not politics. Once INEC's polling-unit list is loaded, they will be rebalanced so each carries a similar number of polling units.

    Screening self-check · private

    Would you qualify?

    These are the screening questions, published in advance so the rules are the same for everyone. Your answers never leave this page.

    1. Do you expect payment or any other compensation for verifying?
    2. Are you currently a member, official, candidate, polling agent or employee of any political party or campaign?
    3. In the last four years, have you held party office or stood as a candidate?
    4. Will you work for INEC, or as an election official, in the 2027 elections?
    5. Are you 18 or older, with a valid PVC?
    6. Can you be available on 16 January and 6 February 2027, and for the 72 hours after each?
    7. Would you flag a mismatch even if it hurt a party you like?

    Selection timetable

    Fair, published and on time.

    1. Application window opens. Date to be announced here and on our channels.
    2. Deadline. Late applications are never reviewed.
    3. Screening. The same published questions for everyone, a bias filter, and a spread check across states. The scoring code is open source.
    4. First wave announced. Each selectee receives a one-time secure code from [email protected].
    5. 24 hours to accept. Create your account and complete your profile. Places not taken pass to the next eligible applicant from the same state, who has 6 hours.
    6. Training. Short videos and guides on duties, privacy and how to flag issues.

    Questions about verifying? Write to [email protected].