The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed
that a mock test conducted on the card readers to be used in the 2015
general elections in all six geopolitical zones of the country has seen
the device successfully scaling all thirteen tests it was subjected to
which border on its effectiveness and reliability.
INEC Chairman,
Professor Attahiru Jega, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing a
committee of the whole of the Nigerian Senate. He was addressing the
lawmakers on the level of preparedness of his commission to conduct the
elections on the new date and on progress so far recorded by the
commission. He also stated categorically that as at Tuesday, the
distribution of PVCs across the country is at 75.94 per cent.
Jega
further pointed out that INEC national commissioners have been
dispatched to the states to supervise the distribution of the voter
cards, adding that they went with the card readers which would be
distributed within the area they are sent to.
The INEC boss
pointed out that the card readers have nothing to do with the voting in
itself, but is simply to be used in accrediting voters. While noting
that the devise goes on sleep mode when not operational, he stated that
it would allow the card readers last beyond the 12 hours capacity of its
battery.
When Jega was done with his presentation, the
Commission’s Director of ICT, Engr. Chidi Nwafor, spoke more on the
nature of the card readers, its level of deployment and demonstrated how
it would works before the lawmakers. The process was tested on Senator
Ahmed Sani Yerima of Zanfara State after which it was carried on Senator
Chris Ngige. The card reader was also tested on Senator Bukola Saraki.
They were all confirmed by the Senate President, David Mark.
The demonstration however resulted into a rowdy session as many of the Senators made to have their cards verified.
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