INEC card readers pass mock exam

The field testing of card readers
which was held on Saturday was
largely successful but not without
some hitches.
These irregularities in the exercise
that was meant to be a dress
rehearsal according to findings by
our correspondents ranged from
the inability of the card reader to
identify some finger and thumb
prints and slow pace of the process.
However, occurrences of success
permeated most of the poll units
visited by our correspondents.
The major grouse of electorate in
Niger State was the time spent on
the accreditation of each voter.
This, many of the participants in the
mock polls described as “too slow”
This drew the attention of both the
Peoples Democratic Party and the
All Progressive Congress in the
state on Saturday which
commended the Independent
National Electoral Commission.
The state PDP Chairman, Umar Musa
Maali, said “the time spent to
accredit one voter is much. If it can
take a minute per voter to be
accredited, and with a polling unit
like this place that has over 1,000
voters, it is going to take over 1,000
minutes, which is about 16 hours, to
accredit all the voters. The 16 hours
is more than the accredited time of
five hours. I do not know how INEC
is going to sort it out.”
The APC Publicity Officer in the
State, Jonathan Vatsa, while
speaking on his party’s concerns
over the Internet connection,
described the service as poor but
that the party would ensure INEC’s
attention is drawn to it so that all
polling units are covered and
captured during the elections.
INEC National Commissioner
supervising Kaduna, Kwara, Niger
and the Federal Capital Territory,
Abuja, Dr. Chris Iyimoga while
addressing reporters, said the
process of demonstration to the
public was smooth except for few
hitches with some card readers
which could be due to finger
identification.
He said “In some instances, people
cleaned their hands with
methylated spirit which has to do
with the level of cleanliness of
fingers, because, as soon as the
fingers are clean, you will be
through.”
He disclosed that over 70 per cent
of eligible voters in Gwada ward
had failed verification but were
said to be eligible since the data in
the PVC corresponded with the
official list and also as the machine
identified them as owners of PVCs.
Iyimoga also disclosed that if the
information given by the electorate
is correct, the voter will still be
allowed to vote, adding that the
Commission has backup for the card
reader in case there are cases of
malfunctioning

Inec are they writting waec!

Yes, it is more than exam.

eddyvic wrote:

Yes, it is more than exam.

hmmmm naija politicians don turn inec to waec

aneke peter chukwujekwu wrote:

eddyvic wrote:

Yes, it is more than exam.

hmmmm naija politicians don turn inec to waec

lol!

we will see how it all works out on examination day.

isaac311 wrote:

we will see how it all works out on examination day.

nah so bro we need to put this in prayer

It's good to experiment but must we wait till 21 days before we carry out test.

I want them to postpone it again

isaac311 wrote:

we will see how it all works out on examination day.

Sure

aneke peter chukwujekwu wrote:

I want them to postpone it again

So that it can favour ur brother.

aneke peter chukwujekwu wrote:

I want them to postpone it again

Why?

eddyvic wrote:

aneke peter chukwujekwu wrote:

I want them to postpone it again

So that it can favour ur brother.

yea

stainlez wrote:

aneke peter chukwujekwu wrote:

I want them to postpone it again

Why?

because of jega

aneke peter chukwujekwu wrote:

stainlez wrote:

aneke peter chukwujekwu wrote:

I want them to postpone it again

Why?

because of jega

Wheeew. bro u r wicked o

There is no wickedness in that only that Jega has no good interest for this nation.he work as a servant that loves nation regardless of tribe or ethnic position

HIS first interest should be our nation before any other second thuoght

Hear what baba said don't vote apc if only u love nigeria?

Yemdvd; do u knw anythin abt editin @ all ?

yemdvd wrote:

Hear what baba said don't vote apc if only u love nigeria?

my brother tell them oh

Tell us what, is it nt u ppl handi work ? The photo editin