As the Independent National Electoral Commission conduct mock elections using the controversial card readers, the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have disagreed over the performance or otherwise of the card in Kano.

The APC representative, Hakeem Baba Ahmad, said the machine successfully captured about 60 per cent of the test voters while 40 per cent had difficulties with fingerprinting and biometric data.
However, his PDP counterpart, Umar Maimistaleta, a former governorship aspirant in the state said there were huge problems with the card readers and it might end up disfranchising many Nigerians.

The exercise, conducted at Danmaliki Ward of Kumbotso Local Government area of the state, which both covered the municipality and the rural areas, saw hundreds of women, youth and elderly persons trooping out as early as 5.30am to 7am to be tested.
Mohammed Adam leader of the Nigeria United for Democracy, Kano wing, explained to journalists that the turnout of electorates from the Danmaliki Ward was marvellous.

He said according to their observation as civil society observers the card reader was doing a fantastic and excellent work with 60 per cent success. He said the 40 per cent failure stemmed mainly from the fact that some of the test voters were farmers and women with henna decorations on their hands.

The United for Democracy group urged INEC to provide sprit Ink for those whose hands could not be captured by the biometric data machines before the elections so that the exercise could be 90 per cent successful.

INEC Kano Resident Electoral Commissioner, Munkaila Abdullahi, said the card reader was a huge success, but he still observed some problems which he has since directed his team to register. He assured INEC would come out with a way of addressing them before the elections.

Meanwhile, the PDP representative, Mr. Umar expressed doubts the card reader would guaranteed a successful elections in the next few weeks to come. He said INEC could have allowed the card readers be used in future elections while this one should be done with the PVC as they are.

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ifekemmie:
Ah! 40% is much, inec shld luk for alternative or immediate solution

nortcentrallord:
Waiting for the correction to be done before the elections. No stories after now because they got four years to prepare. Just imagine what would have happened if we hadthe elections on 14nth yet Jega won't take responsibility. He 'll rather shift blame to security chiefs and the federal govt and hollow headed fool will join him in doing that.

hybeenoni:
That's the essence of d mock election, let's give INEC d chance to go bk nd rectify the li2 hitches noticed rather than being pessimistic

hybeenoni:
That's the essence of d mock election, let's give INEC d chance to go bk nd rectify the li2 hitches noticed rather than being pessimistic

atlwireles:


The problem with this line of argument is Inec itself. They have never given the impression this card readers might fail. All their press releases and interview have been to re enforce the impression of a fail proof process. This beta test has proven them totally wrong.

masterpower:
the card reader will not be used for the election.

Today was just a test and it had 40% failure and APC and their brain washed followers called it a success?
I bet you that in live election, the card readers will record 70% failure because there will be more pressure on it.

#saynotopvc

masterpower:
the card reader will not be used for the election.

Today was just a test and it had 40% failure and APC and their brain washed followers called it a success?
I bet you that in live election, the card readers will record 70% failure because there will be more pressure on it.

#saynotopvc

sincerenigerian:


But the same exercise was successful in Lagos and Delta state today. Why did the women in Kano come out to do the exercise with painted fingers? They need to clean their fingers before coming to polling booth.

Bayswater:
Again JEGA chose an APC state in the north to test the card reader, Nansense!

The baffling part is the 40% failure rate and INEC still managed to call the process successful!

Are these people from another world? A reader that would disenfranchise 40% of eligible voters, is this the result of Jega's 4-year preparation?

Some are even saying they can fix it before election which is about two weeks away, is this what we should be talking about now?

Any system/reader that has failed two weeks before its use should be scrapped altogether.

I've been saying it, JEGA and the APC has a sinister alliance.

JEGA must go, what a shoddy preparation!

Dannyset:


That is why this test is needed, so as to correct any anomalies that are likely to arise on that day. Sure INEC would work on it. Its still a pass for them.