INEC to Nigerians: Card readers will be used for April 11 polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission has told Nigerians that it will use the Card Readers for the April 11, 2015 elections.
The country’s governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections will be held that day.
A statement on Monday by the Secretary of INEC, Augustate Ogakwu, said there will not be exemption on the card readers for the April 11 elections.
She said the exemption was only granted for the presidential and National Assembly elections.
She said: “The provision of the Guidelines for the conduct of the 2015 General Elections which outlined what is to be done if a Card Reader fails and cannot be replaced by the Commission within a specified time frame (i.e. Reschedule the election to the next day) will be enforced.
“The relaxation of the Guideline on 28th March 2015 was only with respect to the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on that date.
“The Commission has reviewed the operation of the Card Reader in the 28th March Elections, identified the challenges and has taken adequate measures to address them.”