The Independent National
Electoral Commission has
restated its commitment to use
card readers for the
governorship and state House
of Assembly elections on
Saturday.
INEC stated this in its statement
on Monday by Secretary to the
Commission, Mrs. Augusta
Ogakwu.
It said, “The provision of the
Guidelines for the conduct of
the 2015 General Elections,
which outlined what is to be
done if a Card Reader fails and
cannot be replaced by the
Commission within a specified
time frame (i.e. Reschedule the
election to the next day), will be
enforced.”
It explained that the relaxation
of the strict use of card reader
was only limited to the March
28 election due to the
circumstances regarding the
card reader use that day, saying
the commission had taken steps
to address the identified lapses
for future elections.
INEC added, “The relaxation of
the Guideline on 28th March
2015 was only with respect to
the Presidential and National
Assembly elections held on that
date.
“The Commission has reviewed
the operation of the Card
Reader in the 28th March
Elections, identified the
challenges and has taken
adequate measures to address
them.”
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