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Common questions, answered.
These answers repeat what our published pages say, and each one links to its source. If a page changes, the answer must be updated before the site can be published again, so the two never disagree.
When will verifiers be selected?
Applications to become a Binchika verifier are not open yet. They open only once our privacy notice is in force, and we will announce the date on binchika.com/verifiers and on @getbinchika.
The published plan, with proposed dates that move with the privacy notice:
- Applications: a two-week window, proposed for 2–16 November 2026. Late applications are never reviewed.
- Screening: proposed for 17 November – 4 December, with the same published questions for everyone.
- First selections: early December. Each selected applicant receives a seat code by email, only from [email protected], and has 24 hours to claim it.
- Training: a first block in mid-December, a holiday pause from 20 December to 3 January, then a second block and a full dry run from 4 to 10 January.
If the privacy notice is late, the application window and screening shrink; the holiday pause and the election days (16 January and 6 February 2027) do not move.
What does a verifier do, and is it paid?
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.
- It is unpaid volunteer work. Expecting payment rules an applicant out, which protects verifiers from anyone trying to buy influence.
- You choose your state of origin or of residence when you apply, and it can't be changed later.
- Publicly, every verifier is known only by a sequential 5-character ID, for example V0042.
- A correction needs three separate seats: the verifier who flags it, a different Regional Verifier and the BinchikAdmin, after AI re-investigation.
Applications are not open yet. The roles, the rules and the timetable are on binchika.com/verifiers.
From binchika.com/verifiers/.
How do I check my name on the voters' register?
Before you can vote, your name has to be on INEC's register, and you check it on INEC's own portal.
- Go to display.inecnigeria.org. This is INEC's official site; Binchika is not part of it.
- Create an account and sign in, as the portal asks, then choose your state → local government area → ward → polling unit, or type your polling-unit code if you know it.
- If something is wrong or missing, report it to INEC through the claims-and-objections process, at your INEC local government (registration area) office or through INEC's official channels. Binchika does not take, process or forward claims or objections; only INEC does.
The final register is due to be certified and published on 15 December 2026. Step-by-step help is on binchika.com/vote.
Does Binchika announce results or say who won?
No. Only INEC declares results. Binchika does not declare winners or project victories.
Citizens photograph or report the posted result sheet. Binchika compares those reports with INEC's IReV uploads and writes high-agreement tallies to a public hash-chained ledger. The Live Tally Ledger on binchika.com/tally shows those citizen-reported tallies beside the rules in the Constitution; Binchika does not apply those rules or say who has won.
From binchika.com/tally/.
How are mistakes in the ledger corrected?
No single person can change a result. A correction needs three separate seats: the verifier who flags it, a different Regional Verifier who escalates it, and the BinchikAdmin, who records it after the AI re-check.
A correction becomes a new public ledger entry, so nothing is erased. Planned next: a quorum of at least 5 of 7 randomly assigned Regional Verifiers. The rules are on binchika.com/governance.
To report a figure you believe is wrong, use the contact form and choose "Report an error in our data", so a person can look at it.
From binchika.com/governance/.
What is Binchika, and is it part of INEC?
Binchika is Africa's First Decentralised Election Ledger: a citizen transparency layer, not an election system. It counts what citizens photograph, compares it with what INEC uploads, and chains every step into a ledger anyone can verify.
Binchika is not an election authority, and it is not a replacement for INEC or the courts. Only INEC declares official results.
It is open source: a forkable protocol any African civic group can run. More is on binchika.com/about.
From binchika.com/about/.
Does Binchika support a party or accept advertising?
No. Binchika is not a party platform: there is no party advertising, sponsorship or paid placement, in any form.
All 22 registered parties get identical cards in shuffled order. Colours are alphabetical slots and mean nothing. The rules are on binchika.com/about.
Citizens photograph or report the posted result sheet. Binchika compares those reports with INEC's IReV uploads and writes high-agreement tallies to a public hash-chained ledger. Only INEC declares results.