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.”
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