INEC Insists On Card Reader For Gov Poll

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."