ELECTIONS 2015: INEC deploys 5,385 card readers to Bauchi state

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
in Bauchi says it has received 5,385 card reading
machines in preparation for the Mach 28 and April 11
general elections.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state,
Prof. Hamman Sa’ad, made this known at a news
conference in Bauchi on Friday.
“The machines have been programmed to give detailed
information about a PVC holder, including his thumb-
print and bio-data,” he said.
Sa’ad explained that the 4, 749 Pulling Units in the state
would have one card reader each, while each of the
state’s 212 Registration Areas would be allocated three
more to serve as back-up.
He explained that the main function of the card reader
was to guard against rigging, by ensuring that only
those with genuine INEC Permanent Voter Card (PVCs)
were allowed to vote.
He added that the card reader would also ensure
efficient and timely accreditation of eligible voters, as
well as prevent multiple voting.
The REC further said that all was set for the test-run of
the efficiency of the machines in a mock election
scheduled for Saturday, March 7, in Jama’are Local
Government Area of Bauchi state.
“The purpose of the mock election is to test the
efficiency of the card reader and also find out if there
are areas that need to be improved on.
“It will also enable us ascertain whether our ad-hoc
staff are well equipped to handle the device, or there
would be need for re-training.
“We want to make sure that everything that needs to be
address is addressed before the day of the elections”
he said.
He then appealed to the people of Jama’are, where the
mock election will be conducted, to support INEC in its
preparations for a peaceful, credible, free and fair
election.
He urged them to consider the mock election as a call
to national duty and come out en mass to participate in
the exercise.
“This is not the actual election. What they would be
doing is a service, not only for Bauchi state, but for the
whole country.
“The success of the exercise will show and convince
Nigerians and the world to have confidence in INEC and
its readiness to conduct a credible, free and fair
election,” Sa’ad said.

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