Racoon:
Before now;
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/inec-will-not-use-incident-form-in-2019-elections-rec/amp/

And today;

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/01/inec-retains-smart-card-reader.html
This Buhari-led APC government and all agencies under it can never be trusted.Please the court should address this issue.

Address what exactly? Something that has already been addressed by the Supreme Court in the case of Wike vs Peterside, Udom Emmanuel vs Umana Umana and Otti vs Ikpeazu where it ruled that where the card reader fails the incidence form can be used so as not to disenfranchise voters.

CilicMarin:


Supreme had already validated the use of incident forms in its 2016 ruling, see APC /Peterside Vs Wike/INEC

Today's news on Daily trust

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, circulated information about the forthcoming general elections at its various offices across the country.

Section 46 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) provides that INEC should carry out ‘Publication of Notice of Polls for all elections not later than 14 days before the election.
Our correspondent in Enugu said the commission pasted the ‘Notice of Poll’ at its head office in accordance with the provision of the law.
According to the document marked EC 60 D, the Presidential and National Assembly polls will commence at 8.am on February 16, 2019, while the governorship and State Assembly election will hold on March 2, 2019.
The notice stated that each voter shall vote at the centre where he or she registered, adding that only persons whose names appeared on the voters register and have valid voter’s card were eligible to vote in the election.
The notice was signed by the administrative secretary on behalf of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Emeka Ononamadu.
The state public relations officer, Mr Linus Eze, said the notice became necessary in order to convince candidates doubting the reality of the election dates that “the commission is committed to keeping to the time-table so that nobody will deny knowledge of the notice.”
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/inec-gives-notice-on-2019-polls.html

Anambralstson:




Today's news on Daily trust

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, circulated information about the forthcoming general elections at its various offices across the country.

Section 46 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) provides that INEC should carry out ‘Publication of Notice of Polls for all elections not later than 14 days before the election.
Our correspondent in Enugu said the commission pasted the ‘Notice of Poll’ at its head office in accordance with the provision of the law.
According to the document marked EC 60 D, the Presidential and National Assembly polls will commence at 8.am on February 16, 2019, while the governorship and State Assembly election will hold on March 2, 2019.
The notice stated that each voter shall vote at the centre where he or she registered, adding that only persons whose names appeared on the voters register and have valid voter’s card were eligible to vote in the election.
The notice was signed by the administrative secretary on behalf of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Emeka Ononamadu.
The state public relations officer, Mr Linus Eze, said the notice became necessary in order to convince candidates doubting the reality of the election dates that “the commission is committed to keeping to the time-table so that nobody will deny knowledge of the notice.”
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/inec-gives-notice-on-2019-polls.html

This shows, you don't even understand the topic..Nobody is talking about PVC....Nobody will also vote without PVC...But if the Smart malfunctions, the person's PVC will only be checked manually and given a form to fill, then proceed to cast his/her votes...

Incidence Form again?

This is one anomaly and huge Mistake GEJ allowed thru which Buhari used to win d 2015 elections.
More than 80% of votes Buhari got in the north came from votes via the incidence form. This means that more than 80% of voters of Buhari were not verified by the Card Reader and this is a huge aberration.

Buhari will lose any election in Nigeria if there is strict adherance to Card Reader and the Incidence form is not allowed.
Buhari and APC know this and will do anything and everything possible to ensure the Incidence Form is used.
But Nigeria cannot and should not be dragged behind by the northerners lllllll

Metuh:

You are a kid and I believe politics is beyond your level of understanding.



Why don't you just go and start playing with sands as usual

Better Stil Go And Pound Sandl

FearGodinall:
No incidence form will be used in this election.

Incidence form will always be there even if the president didn’t vetoed the bill they are using it in developed world I mean USA and so on.Machine can never be 100% effective

shachris02:


with incidence forms reintroduced, I'm afraid his saying the truth.

All the underage almajiris in the north and in Niger, Chad would vote via incidence form.

The renewed insurgency would make it almost impractical for inec staff to be deployed in troubled states in the north giving APC the leeway go manipulate with incidence forms.

Stop the cheap blackmailing!

PDP benefited far more with the use of incidence form than APC in 2015. Hence, PDP won almost 100% of votes in their stronghold while APC could only mange to get 80% in theirs.

shachris02:


with incidence forms reintroduced, I'm afraid his saying the truth.

All the underage almajiris in the north and in Niger, Chad would vote via incidence form.

The renewed insurgency would make it almost impractical for inec staff to be deployed in troubled states in the north giving APC the leeway go manipulate with incidence forms.

Lol.. Bros u are right.. I said it before that apc go over win the election.. The rigging plans have been perfected.. Lol

Our best plan is to migrate out of naija o. May God grant me my heart desire.. My friend who left for the USA few months ago, nothing concern her again na. She just dey for peaceful country.. Nigeria is a problem to any sane man..

PassingShot:

Stop the cheap blackmailing!

PDP benefited far more with the use of incidence form than APC in 2015. Hence, PDP won almost 100% of votes in their stronghold while APC could only mange to get 80% in theirs.

you are not alright. what is the percentage of registered vs accredited voters PDP vs APC strong hold?

in fact the scam was so repulsive that in kano there were barely any votes voided....that's after 2 million votes.

Nigeria is crazy
Truth is that collectively we are going no where
Everybody must rise individually and fight for himself

In a sane country, Opposition parties in Nigeria don't need to campaign to oust this hungry and deadly blood suckers away from government

Some people in an attempt to secure thousands of acres of land for their kinsmen released mayhem on farmers in order to justify their demand
Do we need to tell people in Benue, Plateau, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa,not to Vote APC?

They voted for this party in 2015, they have experienced change beyond imagination, why shld we convince them again not to vote APC?
Let them vote for whatever they feel is right... Who will lose eventually and who is losing?

Somebody said Nigerian youths are lazy, shutdown our schools for the past two months with no remorse on a way forward, do we need to tell Nigeria undergraduates and educated, not to vote APC?

A lot of Nigerians lost jobs in 2016, 2017 due to a poor economic policy that led to recession, a lot of companies shutdown, rendering a lot of employed/underemployed youths jobless and hopeless, adding to the number of jobless youths increasing at an alarming rate. Do we need to convince these people not to vote Buhari again? Do we need to tell MAN note to choose APC?
NLC, ASUU, still need conviction on who to support?

Borno, Yobe, Zamfara is presently on fire, bandits, Boko Haram have destroyed virtually every good thing existing in those places, rendering many homeless, hopeless with a lot of our gallant soldiers killed, due to lack of weapons, inadequate funding and corruption by our service chiefs, yet the President has not taken any major step. What we hear now, is deployment of the Nigeria Army all over the country for elections. Anybody needs to tell the good people of Zamfara, Yobe, Borno, not to vote Buhari again?

Everybody shld go to the poll and choose their leader in 2019.. Whatever happens eventually, we accept it? Sell your vote to highest bidder, enjoy the moment.. But remember, their is a price to pay
Some of the prices we are paying for our indecision in 2015 includes:
Recession
Hunger
Inflation
Fuel hike
Insecurity
Kidnapping
Bandits
Fulani Herdsmen
Marginalization
Unemployment
Poor education
Bad governance
Harassment
Lawlessness
Unlawful detention
Nepotism
Corruption
Homelessness
Depression

Today, basic things in the market, are not affordable. Kerosene, gas, rice, beans etc are very expensive..

What was Buhari' contribution to the entertainment industry? Yet, secured their endorsement.
Where was Buhari in 2015 2016 2017, when we had fuel scarcity
Election year is around, suddenly scarcity disappeared
Where was Osinbajo in 2016, 2017 during recession when there was a crazy hunger, to distribute #10000, launch market Moni and house to house visitation?
Suddenly 2018 became the year of infrastructure. We did not need infrastructure in 2015, 16 or 17?

Go ahead and vote whatever you desire in 2019, but remember, There is a price to pay......

Taiwo Timothy
Truth Advocate and political enthusiast

Metuh:

You are a kid and I believe politics is beyond your level of understanding.



Why don't you just go and start playing with sands as usual

or he should just go home and start primary school...bcz right now his thinking faculty is very low to tink like a normal human beings......

shachris02:


you are not alright. what is the percentage of registered vs accredited voters PDP vs APC strong hold?

in fact the scam was so repulsive that in kano there were barely any votes voided....that's after 2 million votes.

I know you're sick in the brain but let me try to help cure your brain sickness.

Look at the attached and provide your alternative facts if any.

We know PDP have perfected the art and science of propaganda but we are ready to always burst their lies with facts.

The national average turnout was 43% but PDP found a way to surpass that y miles. In addition, the useless thieving party recorded 95% of votes in most of the SS/SE states they "won".

gare:


If you want to be truthful with yourself for once PMB won 2015 election with a great margin with incident form, which means it was rigged, so you want the use of incident form again, I thought you all say PMB is popular, so go for a free and fair election and leave out the incident form because it is a tool for rigging

The way some of you guys reason always amaze me , 2015 PDP was in power so how come PMB been the opposition candidate rigged election? PDP gov era implemented smart card reader and incident form so how come it's now illegal in the era of APC ?


You guys should at least reason small before posting a comment now .

If I remember vividly, 8t was the PDP in 2015 that accused INEC of being a biased umpire the the smart card readers failed especially the issue with GEJ, you lots clamored for the use of incident forms then and INEC obliged, why then are you lots against it now?

Imagine if the card readers fails in Enugu or Rivers, you'd hear people say is a systematic ploy to disenfranchise the voters there. Abeg incidence form is very much needed at this point.

To think that you guys were already accusing INEC of conniving with the APC when the data of PVC collection was released...Una just dey find who to blame for the impending defeat.

Am against incidence form....totally against it coz that is almajiris pvc in kano.

We say no to use of incident form. Its APCs strategy to rig the elections but they will be put to shame.

Pls we need more likes to buy him sense

Metuh:

You are a kid and I believe politics is beyond your level of understanding.



Why don't you just go and start playing with sands as usual

CilicMarin:


Afraid ke? Did you read the article? Smart cards would be used alongside the incident forms incase of issues, as we had in 2015..

The only problem is that, if the INEC disenfranchised some Voters on the account of smart cards, somebody would just wake up and approach the court for the cancellation of the entire election, citing the use of illegal smart cards to conduct the said Election..

So INEC is being proactive, as they don't want to be caught off guard.

Your Dullard President shld have signed the amemded electoral bill,all this confusion wouldnt have set in.Let the Rigging START joor

77up:
The way some of you guys reason always amaze me , 2015 PDP was in power so how come PMB been the opposition candidate rigged election? PDP gov era implemented smart card reader and incident form so how come it's now illegal in the era of APC ?


You guys should at least reason small before posting a comment now .

I believe you are new on this forum and even on the political section that is why i would not reprimand you for your comments, so you need to look for some one to school you or you make out time to read well enough before you respond.

Go and check INECs statics on Incident form those that know Know, PMB got over 7 million votes from the use of Incident form from the North, that was how GEJ was rigged out, so dont tell me to reason when you dont know anything .

All incumbents would be returned if incident form is allowed chikena!

INEC una want to cause problem for this country

gare:


I believe you are new on this forum and even on the political section that is why i would not reprimand you for your comments, so you need to look for some one to school you or you make out time to read well enough before you respond.

Go and check INECs statics on Incident form those that know Know, PMB got over 7 million votes from the use of Incident form from the North, that was how GEJ was rigged out, so dont tell me to reason when you dont know anything .

I actually tot you 'll answer that 2questions but no , you don't but only ranting and spilling strash as usual .


Typical PDP supporter , They are the wisest, they are the most experienced, they know it all , they are the eldest in fact, they are the omniknowest

With this, the APC rigging machinery has been oiled and serviced for action...

Remember, incidence form led to millions of votes from persons who were hitherto denied by the card readers...

Let's see how this plays out

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77up:
I actually tot you 'll answer that 2questions but no , you don't but only ranting and spilling strash as usual .


Typical PDP supporter , They are the wisest, they are the most experienced, they know it all , they are the eldest in fact, they are the omniknowest

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PassingShot:

I know you're sick in the brain but let me try to help cure your brain sickness.

Look at the attached and provide your alternative facts if any.

We know PDP have perfected the art and science of propaganda but we are ready to always burst their lies with facts.

The national average turnout was 43% but PDP found a way to surpass that y miles. In addition, the useless thieving party recorded 95% of votes in most of the SS/SE states they "won".

Mr Man, instead of insulting your elders and posting half truths, post the entire thing here.

Not everyone is as cerebrally thick and obfuscated as you

gare:
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very low iq wailing zombie spotted


If you want to criticise, you 'll do it with fact and constructively.


Bye , we don't roll with low ones

Anambralstson:

You rigging plan will not work, PVC should be mandatory and no incident forms

Lmao

77up:
very low iq wailing zombie spotted


If you want to criticise, you 'll do it with fact and constructively.


Bye , we don't roll with low ones

I am not as jobless like you and would not dignify you empty comments not worth responding to, because it is a waste of my time

gare:


I am not as jobless like you and would not dignify you empty comments not worth responding to, because it is a waste of my time

Typical low type ,the moment you don't see things their way, you are jobless.



Fool

sophsia62:


As part of its strategic plan of action for the general elections starting on February 16, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Monday release its revised guidelines and voter register to the nation’s 91 political parties.

The commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Festus Okoye, confirmed to Akelicious Wednesday that the revised guidelines were ready and would be unveiled for the consideration of the political parties next week.


“We are going to officially release voter register to the political parties on Monday and we are also going to use the opportunity to hand over guidelines and regulations for the conduct of elections to them,” he said in an interview with Akelicious.

Akelicious had obtained a copy of the guidelines from a reliable source last Tuesday. The rules, among others, retains the use of smart card reader and the controversial incidence form.

The Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018, which was vetoed four times by President Muhammadu Buhari, had sought to extensively reform the electoral process by incorporating mandatory use of smart card reader to the exclusion of incidence form as the mode of accreditation of voters.

The amendment bill also sought to clean up the results collation process, providing for electronic transmission of results from polling units to collation centres.

Following the presidential veto and expression of disappointment by opposition parties INEC National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had contended that the extant law was sufficient to guarantee a transparent electoral regime, stating that whatever further reforms were needed to straighten out the process would be accommodated by the revised guidelines.

The revised rules obtained by Akelicious, left the opposition parties with little to cheer about as it retained the main features of the guidelines used to regulate the 2015 elections.

The electoral body stated categorically that the regulations and guidelines supersede all other regulations or guidelines on the conduct of elections issued by the commission and shall remain in force until replaced by new regulations or amendments supported by a Decision Extract of the Commission or an official gazette.

It said, “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) herein referred to as “the Commission” issues the following Regulations and Guidelines for the conduct of Elections (general elections, by-elections, re-run elections and supplementary elections). These regulations and guidelines are issued as a Decision Extract of the Commission of the 21st day of the month of December 2018.”

The regulations and guidelines, it said, would apply to the conduct of elections to the office of the President and Vice President; Governor and Deputy Governor; National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives); State Houses of Assembly; Chairmen and Vice – Chairmen of FCT Area Councils; and Councillors of FCT Area Councils legislatures.

The electoral umpire said that voting in any election to which the regulations and guidelines apply would take place at polling units and voting points.

It added that in the case of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), voting would take place at Polling Units (PU), Voting Points and Voting Point Settlements (VPS).

INEC explained that Voting Points (VPs) are created out of Polling Units based on multiples of 500 and a maximum of 750 registered voters or as may otherwise be determined by the commission.

It also noted that Voting Point Settlement (VPS) might be created by the commission to facilitate access to voters in new settlements not currently served by a PU, stressing that where a VPS is created, it shall be treated as a Polling Unit.

On accreditation of voters on election day, INEC states in Clause 8(b) that; “No person shall be allowed to vote at any Polling Unit/Voting Point Settlement/ Voting Point other than the one at which he/her name appears in the Register of Voters and he/she presents his/her permanent voter card to be verified by the Smart Card Reader, or as otherwise determined by the commission.

It stated further, “10(a) In accordance with Section 49 (2) of the Electoral Act, a person intending to vote shall be verified to be the same person on the Register of Voters by use of the Smart Card Reader (SCR) in the manner prescribed in these regulations and guidelines.”

It warned, “Any poll official who violates the provision of Clause 10 (a) shall be deemed to be guilty of an offense and shall be liable to prosecution,” adding, “The accreditation process shall comprise reading of the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) and authentication of the voter’s fingerprint using the Smart Card Reader; checking of the Register of Voters and inking of the cuticle of the specified finger of the voter.”

The guidelines in Clause 11(b) retains the use of incidence form, stating, “Where a voter’s PVC is read but his/her fingerprint is not authenticated, the APO I shall refer the voter to the APO II who shall: (i) request the voter to thumbprint the appropriate box in the Register of Voters; (ii) request the voter to provide his/her phone number in the appropriate box in the Register of Voters; (iii) continue with the accreditation of the voter; and (iv) refer the voter to the PO or APO (VP) for issuance of ballot paper (s).”

It added, “Where a voter’s PVC is read but the name of the voter is not on the Register of Voters, APO I shall refer the voter to the PO or APO (VP) who shall issue a Tendered Ballot (TB) to the voter.”

It said, “In the event that the PVC fails to be read by the Smart Card Reader, the APO I shall refer the voter to the Presiding officer or APO (VP) as the case may be, who shall request the voter: (i) To thumbprint in the appropriate box in the Register of Voters; (ii) Provide his/her phone number in appropriate box on the Register of Voters if available; and (iii) Thereafter refer the voter to the PO for the issuance of Tendered Ballot.”

The guidelines also made provision for possible failure of the Smart Card Reader, stating in Clause 13(a) that, if it fails a replacement has to be procured, and where that is not achieved by 2p.m, polling would have to be postponed till the next day for a functional card reader to be provided.

On the use of Cell phone on election day and as part of effort aimed at curbing vote buying, INEC in Clause 11A(iv) said that the polling officer would request the voter to remove his/her cell phone or any photographic device before proceeding to voting cubicle.

INEC also made it clear in the regulations and guidelines that a Polling Agent who aids and abets election malpractices at a Polling Unit or Collation Centre would be disqualified and on the instruction of the Poll Official/Collation Official would be removed from the Polling Unit/Collation Centre and shall be liable to prosecution.

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/01/inec-retains-smart-card-reader.html[url][/url]

You see when I expressed my doubts about INEC sincerity under buhari/Apc especially regarding the issue of incident form one idiot was insulting me claiming INEC promised not to use it,now is it not clear why buhari vehemently vetoed the electoral act amendment?,now what is the logic behind the VP n VPS? is INEC not supposed to carrying out continous voter registration n creates new polling units long ahead of general elections, buhari/APC are just fraud n evil.

77up:
Typical low type ,the moment you don't see things their way, you are jobless.



Fool

Just spotted a Z nation candidate here, they resort to insults, because they have nothing upstairs