The INEC chairman stated this during an interactive session with the Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of over 60 civil society organisations
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The group in a statement jointly signed by the Coordinator, Chief Toye Ogunsheyi, and Secretary General, Hon. Tunde Oladapo, observed that since the collection and distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards had been extended to March 22, INEC should make the best use of the opportunity to justify the confidence reposed in it
Mark dismissed insinuations that the present administration is ill-prepared for the elections
Jega’s assurance on Wednesday came on a day some youths, under the aegis of the Middle Belt Concerned Youths, staged a peaceful protest at the headquarters of INEC in Abuja against the use of Permanent Voter Cards and the Card Readers for the elections
The initial cut off date was March 8
The National Commissioner of INEC, Dr. Chris Iyimoga, while disclosing the figures from the 18 polling units in Gwada ward in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, said a total number of 10,243 persons are registered voters with only a total of 1,799 with Permanent Voter Cards
At polling units A and B opposite Christ School Boys, Ado, the presiding officer, who declined to give his name, said the smart card had been able to accredited 12 PVCs as at 8:44am, adding that it took an average of about 10 seconds for a card to be verified
The card reader kept saying ‘Verification failed’ and over 70 per cent of eligible voters in Gwada Ward had failed verification
Tommy Magbuin, the INEC’s Public Affairs Officer in the state, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri.
The INEC Chief said the test-run idea was mooted to convince Nigerians about the relevance of the smart card readers and to identify the challenges that could probably be encountered and get ready to proffer solutions to them for Nigeria to have a hitch-free polls
Omoti stated this in a statement signed by the National Public Relations Officer of the Association, Alhaja Sururah Oyero
The Governor expressed the fear that should the card readers fail and or many people are unable to vote because of the inability to collect their Permanent Voter Cards, there would be confusion and a serious challenge for the country
In a release signed by its Captain, Seun Soyinka, the body said it decided to embark on this enlightenment drive to engage Nigerians on the importance of voting in the quest for good governance
This is with less than 10 days to the March 8 deadline given by the commission for the exercise
Olorode said the basic function of the device is to verify the Permanent Voter Cards and authenticate the claims of prospective voters
In a motion which came under matters of urgent public national importance at the resumed Senate plenary in Abuja on Tuesday, Ndoma-Egba said it was necessary that senators get briefed adequately on the matter by INEC
The INEC boss, however, said the the problem is not with the production of the PVCs but the collection
Jega spoke when he appeared before the Senate to display the workings of the Permanent Voter Cards and Card Reader Machines
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, in a statement on Thursday, described the development as a crime against the electoral process
The Head of Service, Oluseyi Williams, gave the directive in a statement on Thursday