conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has
run into hitch in Ika South local government area of Delta State as
virus has allegedly been found to have corrupted the system thereby
erasing registration data of registrants in the entire 129 existing
polling units in the area.
Our reporter who is monitoring the exercise reports that persons who
came out to collect theirs went home disappointed as they could not
access their voter's cards.
Reacting over the development, the President, Agbor Progressive
Initiative, Mr Williams Eghebi alleged that "this is a calculated
attempt to disenfranchised the people. It is unfortunate that majority
of the people may not be able to register".
Contacted, the Chief Public Affairs Officer of INEC in Delta State,
Mr. Livy Unuibe dismissed the insinuation that of any hidden agenda,
saying that "the issue is already being address".
"Because of that fresh registration will take place there. That
arrangement has been concluded. Last week or so, the State Resident
Electoral Commissioner, Dame Gesila Khan paid an advocacy visit to the
Dein of Agbor and the chiefs were there. We have already informed the
royal father about the development. The corrupting of the system by
virus was not man-made, so an entirely fresh registration will be
carried out there", he assured.
Meantime, the collection exercise is going on smoothly in most places
visited, except for minor hiccups.
At Okpanam in Oshimili North local government area of the State, a
community leader and public affairs analyst, Mr. Emeka Nmadu told our
reporter that "there exercise is going on well and about 60 to 70
percent success has been achieved. Before you spend 30 minutes to
collect but now you are done within a space of 15 minutes, so INEC has
tried so far", he said.
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