The officials, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kosofe, did so as Lagosians went to poll on Saturday.
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The Governor bared his mind on Monday while receiving the new INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ebonyi State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Chukwu, who paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Abakaliki
Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria, who monitored the election in the areas, report that while the card readers easily identified the voter cards, they failed to authenticate their fingerprints.
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested a staff member of Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom over alleged illegal possession of card readers.
Nigerians have the brains to develop a better technology for more sensitive card readers, Dr Haruna Sani, Executive Vice -Chairman of the National Agency for Science Engineering Infrastructure has said.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has recovered 20 out of the 69 card readers stolen in Bayelsa State during the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has cancelled the election result of Etung Local Government Area in Cross River State.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Jimi Agbaje, on Saturday said he was concerned about the malfunctioning of the card readers during voting at his polling unit in Apapa.
The Presidential Candidate of the Young Peoples Party, Kingsley Moghalu, has decried the non-performance of card readers in his ward at Nnewi North ward 2 in Anambra.
Late arrival of election materials and malfunctions of Card readers have marred Presidential and National Assembly elections in some local government areas of Bayelsa.
Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, made the confirmation in a statement issued in Awka
The Independent National Electoral Commission says only Smart Card Readers deployed by it for the general elections can authenticate Permanent Voter Cards and communicate to its system.
The governor also said the criminal act is being perpetrated in Akure, Ondo State in collaboration with the Ondo State Government.
She said: “When I came to work this morning, I was informed about what happened and when I inspected the content of the booth of the car, it contained seven card readers and other sensitive materials used during the elections
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
Niboro gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Otuoke, Bayelsa State shortly after INEC’s card reader failed to recognise the Permanent Voter Cards of President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, for accreditation on Saturday
The Nigerian Union of Journalists said on Friday that the use of card readers by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Those were the thoughts of Nigerians with the assurance that the best and people’s choice will begin to get to the places of authority. The trusted will have their way. The country can move forward. Even the major political players, including the political parties, agreed to this great achievement. So why the present objections?
A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria who monitored the exercise at Izzi Unuhu Registration Area 10, Abakaliki Local Government Area, reports that registered voters were only able to be verified
The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Edwin Nwatarali, said some of the card readers could not capture the thumb prints of electorates due to greasy or dirty fingers