Use of Card Readers, A Must in Saturday's Polls, Says INEC - THISDAYLIVE via thisdaylive
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday warned that any community that refuses to use the smart card readers during Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly polls will be doing so at their own risk.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Niger State, Prof. Sam Egwu, told newsmen in Minna on Tuesday ahead of Saturday’s polls that the commission discovered that in some parts of the state during the presidential and National Assembly elections voters refused to use the smart card readers. Egwu said the commission is ready for the conduct of the governorship and House of Assembly elections, pointing out that: “All the sensitive materials are here in Niger State. We have scrutinised them; we have batched them local government by local government; we don’t have any shortage.”
The REC said 31 political parties are fielding candidates for the governorship election in the state, while 371 candidates from 27 political parties would justle for the 27 assembly seats in the state.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Card readers failure: INEC cancels 132,189 votes in Cross RiversThe Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Cross Rivers State Collation Officer, Prof. Akii Ibhadode on Tuesday said 132,189 votes were canceled
Read more »
Card Readers Failure: INEC Cancels 132,189 Votes In Cross RiversThe Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Cross Rivers State Collation Officer, Prof. Akii Ibhadode on Tuesday said 132,189 votes were canceled due to fsilure of card readers, violence and electoral malpractice in the Presidential election in the state Ibhadode, also Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta, made the disclosure while giving a break down of election […]
Read more »
Nigeria elections: What INEC must do with card readers – Bauchi voters - Daily Post NigeriaAhead of the March 9 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, voters in Bauchi have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
Read more »
INEC pleads for return of 63 missing card readers in Bayelsa - Vanguard News NigeriaThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa, has appealed to those in possession of its 63 missing card readers to return them before Saturday’s elections
Read more »
63 card readers missing in Bayelsa, says INEC - The Nation NigeriaThe Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) in Bayelsa has raised the alarm over its missing 63 card readers in the state...
Read more »
BREAKING: No Chance We Won't Use Card Readers For Governorship Election, INEC Insists | Sahara ReportersThere were problems of voter accreditation via the smart card reader during the February 23 presidential and national assembly elections in many polling units across the country, meaning some voters were indeed manually accredited. However, the commission confirmed on Tuesday that this does not in any way suggest it won't use the device on Saturday.
Read more »
Poll: INEC insist on Smart Card Readers - The Nation NigeriaThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that the Smart Card Readers will be deployed in the Saturday polls.
Read more »
Refusal to use smart card readers may lead to polls cancellation —INEC
Read more »
No going back on card readers for polls – INEC – Daily TrustThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied that it planned to jettison the usage of Smart Card Readers (SCRs) for the March 9 governorship and state assembly elections.
Read more »