The Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC[ has said only
11 card readers malfunctioned during the Ondo governorship election
held held on Saturday.
INEC Director of voter Education and Publicity Nick Dazang made this
disclosure in Abuja in response to Ondo Governor Olusagun Mimiko
allegations that faulty card readers that flooded the state during
the election marred the process and the results of the election.
The News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] quoted Nick Dazang as saying ‘the
election is generally peacefull, we were able to open at all polling
units even in places that have challenges of terrain including ILAJE
area’, ‘the election was peaceful courtesy of the security agencies
even though we had some smart card readers failures, they were only
11 not up to one percent of the total number deployed, the percentage
is infinitesimal’.
Dazang also said that the commission acted immediately to resolve
the problem where it was reported. He further noted that the card
reader of the polling units where Jegede voted failed but was
replaced immediately.
He also denied reports that the election results was manipulated to
favour the candidate of All Progressives Congress [APC].
