The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has maintained that it will not allow manual accreditation for Saturday elections.
The commission, in a statement in Abuja yesterday, said unlike in the presidential and National Assembly elections where the commission relaxed the rules, Card Readers will be used for governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
Consequently, the commission also revealed that it has worked on identified challenges that faced the operation of the Card Reader during the last elections.
The statement by the commission’s secretary, Mrs. Augusta C. Ogakwu, explained that there was no way the commission would suddenly replace the provisions in the books.
The statement reads: “The INEC wishes to inform all Nigerians that Card Readers will be used for the April 11, 2015 elections.
“The provision of the guidelines for the conduct of the 2015 general elections, which outlined what is to be done if a Card Reader fails and cannot be replaced by the commission within a specified time frame (i.e. reschedule the election to the next day), will be enforced.
“The relaxation of the guideline on March 28, 2015 was only with respect to the presidential and National Assembly elections held on that date.
“The commission has reviewed the operation of the Card Reader in the March 28 elections, identified the challenges and has taken adequate measures to address them.”
