Entertainment | Gist | Hollywood | Events | Celebrity Gossips!!!
Friday, April 10, 2015
INEC Accuses Gov Of Anti-Card Reader Stance
The Independent National Electoral Commission has accused a governor from the North-Central geo-political zone of working against the use of card readers for Saturday elections.The commission in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the chairman of the commission, Mr. Kayode Idowu, in Abuja on Thursday, asked the unnamed governor to stop the misleading act.
Idowu said the action of the governor could amount to electoral offence.
Apart from the governor, he said some political leaders were also in the habit of telling voters that card reader would not be used for Saturday’s polls.
Idowu said that only those with the Permanent Voter Card would be attended to by officials of the commission during the elections on Saturday.
The statement said, “INEC has received reports that some political leaders are asking members of the public to disregard its stated resolve to use PVCs and Smart Card Readers for the April 11, 2015 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
“A particular state governor in the North-Central geo-political zone is reported to have assured voters in the state that they could come out to vote on election day with Temporary Voter Cards if they do not have the PVC, and that INEC will not be allowed to insist on the use of SCRs for voter accreditation.
“Members of the public are strongly advised to disregard false assurances that contradict the regulations INEC has outlined for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
“The commission reaffirms that only voters with genuine PVCs should come out to the polling units on election day, and that guidelines issued on the use of SCRs for the April 11 elections will be strictly applied.”
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
TRENDING
-
Curfew has been imposed in Taraba state, by Acting Governor of Taraba state Alhaji Sani Abubakar Danladi who has declared the curfew in the...
-
Again, four persons, including a commercial motorcyclist, were killed yesterday in an auto crash on Sagamu- Benin Expressway in Ogun S...
-
The real essence of the presidential election on Saturday, March 28 is a continuation of the illusive search for the architect of modern Nig...
-
The police on Thursday arraigned a 29-year-old businessman, Manya Obiora in a Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for assaulting two police...
-
L-R: Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor on MDGs, Mrs. Hafsat Abiola-Costello, Wife of the State House of assembly Speaker, Mrs. Oluwa...
-
Amaechi wasn't there to handover! He was at the presidential inauguration instead. Congrats to Wike
-
The All Progressives Congress has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the time for accreditation and voting to ...
-
Falcao got off the mark for the hosts but the Premier League champions suffered a rare defeat at Stamford Bridge, with the prospect of ba...
-
The Federal government yesterday donated 20 vehicles Hilux vans to Burkina Faso to assist the country conduct its general elections billed...
-
\ After she reportedly failed to get President Jonathan and the ex-head of state, Gen Abdulsalam Abubakar to secure a soft landing deal for ...
No comments:
Post a Comment