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Stay with us for LIVE updates as # NigeriaDecides. by ShaxeeNG: 4:22pm On Mar 28, 2015 |
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to the critical situation with the inability of many people to vote during today. Read the latest statement published via the official handle @INECAlert moments ago: The INEC has been monitoring field reports on the accreditation process since commencement this morning. Whereas the process has gone well in several places, in some others it has encountered some challenges, especially because of the card readers. Consequently, the accreditation has been slow in many places and has not commenced at all in some others. Even though the guidelines for the 2015 general elections provide that where card readers fail to work and cannot be replaced, elections in such polling units will be postponed to the next day. The scale of the challenge we have observed has necessitated a reconsideration of the provision of the guidelines. The commission has therefore decided that in the polling units where card readers fail to work, the Presiding Officer shall manually accredit voters. The Presiding Officer shall mark the voters register upon being satisfied that the person presenting a PVC is the owner. Notwithstanding, in PUs where accreditation was suspended to the next day in accordance with the guidelines arrangements will be made for voters to vote tomorrow, subject to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010. The commission reassures the public that it will thoroughly investigate what happened while it stays committed to credible elections. Stay with us for LIVE updates, as # NigeriaDecides. |
Re: Stay with us for LIVE updates as # NigeriaDecides. by Nobody: 4:23pm On Mar 28, 2015 |
Manual Accreditation!!! nice back-up plan, Jega on point. Anyway #buhari_must_win |
Re: Stay with us for LIVE updates as # NigeriaDecides. by Jelo4kul(m): 4:25pm On Mar 28, 2015 |
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Re: Stay with us for LIVE updates as # NigeriaDecides. by ShaxeeNG: 4:34pm On Mar 28, 2015 |
APC Wants Voting Time Extended The All Progressives Congress has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the time for accreditation and voting to make up for the delay caused by the use of card readers The Nation reports. The party in a statement issued in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, said extending the time for accreditation and voting will ensure that Nigerians who have queued up patiently at their polling units as early as 8:00am will not be disenfranchised. ![]() National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed It also urged INEC to recognize the letters from the various political party agents, since the commission was not able to fulfill its promise to accredit party agents, which used to be done by the parties themselves. APC commended Nigerians for their patience in getting accredited, saying by waiting patiently to get accredited, they have shown an unprecedented commitment to the growth of democracy in the country. The party said from the reports it has received from its field agents, it is clear that the card reader, as a tool to enhance the credibility of elections in the country, has so far proved effective, despite the delays. ”The card reader is a novel tool in our elections and naturally there will be some initial hiccups. We understand that the delays were due to the failure to remove the protective films on the lenses of many card readers, the poor network of some of the sim cards in the machines and the effect of jamming devices on the card readers,” it stated. APC warned against the resort to manual accreditation in some parts of the country, where the card readers are being bypassed, saying it is against the electoral guidelines. ”People must continue to be patient until the card reader works,” the party said. |
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