The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it was not banning the use of Smartphone around the polling unit areas, but the moment a prospective voter entered voting cubicle to cast his or her vote.

The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made the declaration in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.

He stated this while reacting to the statement issued by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, condemning the decision of INEC to ban the use of smart phones at polling booths.

Mr Oyekanmi said Nigerians were fully aware of the challenge of vote-buying and selling that reared its ugly head in recent elections.

He said that had prompted many stakeholders to call on INEC to devise innovative ways to tackle the problem.

“In consultation with other stakeholders, the Commission came up with new measures to solve the problem, one of which is to disallow the use of smart phones and other electronic devices in the voting cubicles on election day.

“In other words, INEC is not banning phones around the polling unit area, but the ban takes effect from the moment a prospective voter collects his or her ballot paper and enters into voting cubicle to thumb print and thereafter drop the folded ballot paper into the ballot box.

“After that, the voter can have access to his or her phone.”

Mr Oyekanmi urged Nigerians to disregard any attempt by any individual or group to politicise what was purely a preventive measure.

Mr Secondus had, in a statement by his Media Adviser Ike Abonyi on Tuesday in Abuja, alleged that the decision was to perfect rigging formula for the ruling All Progressives (APC).

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They want to rigg without evidence

Nackzy:
They want to rigg without evidence

No. It will reduce vote-buying.

Voters snap their ballot papers as proof to sell their votes.

If people had not shout, the Overzealous security officers will take laws into their hands

Even if INEC said use HD camera or IPhone........ Wike the PDP chairman will still talk.

Oh, am sorry not wike. I mean Robot Uche Secondus will still go the opposite way. Wetin that one know for politics

Just go there with pen spy camera, or glasses spy camera.

I just read the body. Lol. I think that makes sense. Kudos INEC.

They want to kill evidence. Hmm, God help us in this country!

He stated this while reacting to the statement issued by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, condemning the decision of INEC to ban the use of smart phones at polling booths.

The Rig Masters...

No room for wuruwuru for PDP

Good development. Phone or no phone, PMB victory at the poll is fait accompli.

good one, say no to vote buying

......whatever, everyone has the right to protect their votes. Say "NO" to rigging.

A car in front of me, had a bumper sticker on it that reads "PRAY FOR “AMBODE" psalms 109:8.

When l got home l opened my Bible, read it and started laughing.
Psalms 109:8"" Let his days be few and brief and let another take his office.

-- I fear Nigerians oooo!!!!

PDP will be restless cause of this, maybe APC has a new kind of super sonic /spiritualism way of rigging. Politicians can irrational when it comes to voting.

Good one from Inec...
I think this will curb vote buying and selling in 2019
One love my people
Say no to buhari 2019

They have their reasons. and we know what they are up to. Anyways, what's my own business. As long as i'm smiling to the bank with my carton box biz, i'm fine. .

If you want to know about it, check my signature. Holla.

Nice one from inec

good move. kudos to inec. it will reduce incidence of vote selling and buying..

Plan to rig election.

Wantedmiller:
Even if INEC said use HD camera or IPhone........ Wike the PDP chairman will still talk.

Oh, am sorry not wike. I mean Robot Uche Secondus will still go the opposite way. Wetin that one know for politics

Alas!judging from ur post you know little or nothing about politics.

How does this affect the fact that the election is not going to be free and fair

faithfull18:
They want to kill evidence. Hmm, God help us in this country!

Some of you are just pathetic. Aren't you?

INEC is doing everything humanly possible to arrest the scourge of vote buying which is entrenched by people snapping their already thumb printed ballot as evidence of who they vote for, and you're here talking nonsense!

I don't think the elderly have smart phones nor is smart phones rampant in the rural areas especially the ones that they put the ballot box outside and the evidence is for the voter to stylishly show the voted part to the agent before dropping it.

Some people ended us voiding votes with two parties still paying them.


This was done in the most recent election I partook in, my believe is that it may be an undercover to blanket phones in the south but their would always be total noncompliance in the north whosr majority don't use smart phones nor do they report election malpractice heavily because its one way traffic

PDP will still cry na.

hmm

Apc and INEC are working assiduously to rig the osun election and that of the general election.

On that that day the Nigerian police will suddenly start using this shallow law to sieze any smart phone and claim every area in Nigeria that day is the polling booth cubicle...

Welcome development. #saynotovotebuying

Wantedmiller:
Even if INEC said use HD camera or IPhone........ Wike the PDP chairman will still talk.

Oh, am sorry not wike. I mean Robot Uche Secondus will still go the opposite way. Wetin that one know for politics

Nagode Jagaban of Politricks...