THE on-going collection of the Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) being
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.
source: www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/inec-pvc-exercise-runs-hitch-agbor-computer-virus-wipes-registration/

Effects of virus-infested system.

Hmmn...I smell rigging