Tag: Card Reader
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2019: PDP sues INEC over card reader
Nigeria’s main opposition, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the use of card readers for the 2019 general election. The party asked a federal high court in Abuja the court to restrict INEC from postponing elections in any polling unit as a result of a malfunctioning card…
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Rowdy session in House of Reps as card reader passes amendment
As the 2019 general elections draws closer by days, the House of Representatives witnessed a rowdy session over the propriety or otherwise of the inclusion of the Card Reader in the amendment to the Electoral Act 2010 before the House. This happened during the consideration of the report of the House Committee on Electoral and…
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INEC will continue to upgrade card readers, National Commissioner promises
The Independent National Electoral Commission said on Saturday that it would continue to upgrade its card readers for optimal performance. The INEC National Commissioner, North East Zone, Alhaji Baba-Shittima Arfo, said this in an interview with journalists in Bauchi. News Agency of Nigeria reports that Arfo was in Bauchi to supervise the Southern Bauchi senatorial…
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Fayemi expresses optimism as card reader rejects wife’s PVC
The candidate of the APC in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, says his wife’s vote is important to him. Speaking when the card reader failed to recognise his wife’s PVC, after he himself had voted at Unit 9 Ward 11 in Isan Ekiti, the governorship candidate said his wife’s vote…
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Why we won’t use card readers for forthcoming LG polls – OYSIEC
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC has said it will not make use of card readers during the February 11 Local Government election scheduled to hold in the state. The commission also said with the assistance of the security agents, it will restrict human and vehicular movement during the election period. Chairman of the…
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Buhari swears in 6 INEC Commissioners
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in six Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and expressed concern over the integrity of the nation’s electoral processes. The president charged the commissioners to be firm and fair in the discharge of their duties, urging them to help consolidate the integrity of the electoral body “This…