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Stakeholders Hail Card Readers Trial In Ekiti by yomanovic: 3:58pm On Mar 07, 2015 |
www.punchng.com/news/stakeholders-hail-card-readers-trial-in-ekiti/ There was low turnout of potential voters in Ekiti on Saturday as eligible residents participated in the test- running of the card reader by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The mock accreditation was conducted in Dallimore, Ward 009, with 21,631 registered voters of which 14,461 had collected their Permanent Voter Cards. As of 11.30am, no fewer than 60 people had been accredited in Dallimore polling unit 002. The Technical Officers revealed that the average time for the accreditation ranged between four and six seconds. Members of European Union Election Observers, Mrs Rumi Ana Decheva and Mr Uros Urstga, who monitored the mock accreditation, commended INEC for the initiative, saying it would help in enhancing the credibility of the country’s electoral process. The chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties in Ekiti State, Tunji Ogunlola, in an interview with our correspondent after monitoring the exercise, said, “It is very transparent, reliable and fast. It will make rigging impossible.” Ogunlola, who said he monitored the exercise in company with a few other political parties, commended INEC for a job well done and advised all Nigerians to support the commission. Former Commissioner for Tourism under ex- Governor Kayode Fayemi’s government, Alhaji Ayodele Jinadu, and ex-Chairman, Ado Ekiti Local Government, Mr Sunday Ibitoye, described the exercise as a huge success. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Sam Olumekun, who monitored the event, said it had convinced Nigerians about the usefulness and relevance of the device in the coming general elections. He said, “We would have appreciated if the turnout has been better, but we have been able to convince the people about the workability of the machines, which was the main issue. “We are compiling the list of those who cannot be accredited with these machines. Their cases will be reported to Abuja for necessary actions. If you see the number of times it required to get people accredited, one will be convinced that the Smart Card Reader has been a success. Some spent even less than two minutes, some four seconds and some not accredited at all. “We are compiling the Incident Report Forms to be able to look into all these variations and come out with a form to use.” |
Re: Stakeholders Hail Card Readers Trial In Ekiti by change49ja: 4:04pm On Mar 07, 2015 |
Fayose is in trouble...How is he going to pay GEJ back........ |
Re: Stakeholders Hail Card Readers Trial In Ekiti by emiye(m): 4:05pm On Mar 07, 2015 |
If the average time for accreditation ranges from 4-6 seconds using card reader, then it is faster than the conventional checking of register for voters name by INEC. |
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