Disregard What Politicians Are Telling You, Only PVC Holders Will Be Allowed To Vote, INEC Warns Again

Here's a press release from INEC ahead of tomorrow's Governorship/State Assembly elections, do read carefully:

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received reports that some political leaders are asking members of the public to disregard its stated resolve to use Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and Smart Card Readers (SCRs) for the April 11, 2015 Governorship and State Assembly elections.

A particular state governor in the North Central geo-political zone has being reported to have assured voters in the state that they could come out to vote on Election Day with Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs) if they do not have the PVC, and that INEC will not be allowed to insist on the use of SCRs for voter accreditation.

INEC Insists That Card Readers Alone Will Be Used For Governorship & House of Assembly Elections On Saturday

PVC card reader mandated for Governorship Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that only Card Readers would be used for Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections across the country for transparency sake. This was made known this morning by the Secretary to the commission, Augusta Ogakwu in a statement released earlier today.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission 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.