Update on #AnambraDecides2021

TEXT OF A PRESS STATEMENT BY THE RESIDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER, ANAMBRA STATE ON OPENING AND CLOSING OF POLLS FOR THE ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION, SATURDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the period for opening and closing of Poll from 8.30am to 4.00pm. This revised closing time applies to areas where Polling Units opened after the commencement period of 8.30am. In line with existing regulations and guidelines of the Commission, any intending voter who is on the queue by 4.00 pm shall be allowed to vote. All Polling Unit staff must comply with this directive.

The extension of time arose out of several field reports that voters have had problems with accreditation. The Commission is currently investigating the reason the accreditation devices, Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), have worked perfectly in some Polling Units, but not in others. In some of the cases, it would seem that this resulted from software glitches. Our technicians have already built an update to the devise software to prevent further challenges. The update is currently being installed in the concerned BVAS and we request voters, candidates and agents to be patient and allow our technical staff to solve the problem.

The Commission wishes to reiterate that in cases of sustained malfunction of the BVAS, the Presiding Officer must inform the voters and polling agents that accreditation and voting for the affected Polling Unit shall continue tomorrow or at another time determined by the Commission. With this extension of time and the recommencement of accreditation where the BVAS consistently malfunctions, the Commission assures that no voter will be disenfranchised.

Our deployment has also been adversely affected by transportation challenges in some locations. It must be noted that on account of security concerns, some of the transporters that were mobilized and collected 50% of their sign on fee backed out at the last moment, leaving some of our ad-hoc staff stranded. Also, some of the trained ad-hoc staff backed out at the last moment. The Commission is on top of these challenges and extant regulations and guidelines will be applied on a case by case bases. Consequently, we are harvesting areas where voting will realistically no longer take place today, including places where substantial disruption has occurred, to enable a possible recommencement of voting at another time, in line with extant laws and the regulations and guidelines of the Commission.

We appeal to all voters, candidates, stakeholders communities and political parties to remain calm and law abiding. We assure you that the Commission is determined to a make all votes count.

Thank you.
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Source:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=260293829457017&id=100064292065433

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This same INEC earlier denied that none of the Ad-hoc staff backed out ooo.
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HERE BELOW ARE MY OWN PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AT MY POLLING-UNIT
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The Accreditation Machine kept rejecting people who came to vote, even when their names are there on the physical booklet register.
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These people that were rejected by the machine continued washing their hands repeatedly so that the machine would accept them.,, including one Reverend Sister like that ooo..
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The Machine rejected them still, even after they finished washing their hands many times. The machine rejected them still, and even rejected their photos too..
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Like, even after the photo-capturing with the machine, these people were still rejected again by the machine, and they were told to go back and wash their hands all over again.

Something �

Odiegwu...

My unit stopped at 2.30 pm upon they came around 11 am...

Would have uploaded but the military men took my phone and deleted the pictures

We av hear u

That's very good

What a failed country

Ordinary election

Z

More time to Run tins for background

Election wey no body fit vote
Inec isn't ready at all

APC and PDP don start

Hope it’s not to buy time for APC to do their abracadabra?

Anambra ka ifenile n'eme!

Professor Chukwuma Soludo G'achi anyi!

Soludo - solution!

Nkea bu nke anyi!

I am from Anambra!

OK

Andy UBA is the incoming governor. Insha Allah

osuofia2:
Andy UBA is the incoming governor. Insha Allah

Take not the name of Allah in vain.

APC will never take Anambra

Ok. Any news? Who's leading?

So what happens to people in isuofia that want voted including soludo himself

APGA all the way!

APGA or PDP is ok by me but Andy Ubah mbanunu

And this report is coming in at 5:00PM :/

All these defiled hands all over the places !