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.
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Manual Accreditation!!! nice back-up plan, Jega on point.

Anyway

#buhari_must_win

K

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.