The field test of smart card readers took place in 225 polling units and 358 voting centres across the 12 states of Nigeria on March 7, 2015, Saturday.
The venues for the trials were: Aguata (Anambra), Jama’are (Bauchi), Oshimili South (Delta), Abakaliki (Ebonyi), Ado Ekiti (Ekiti), Kumbotso (Kano), Bunza (Kebbi), Ikeja (Lagos), Kokona (Nasarawa), Shiroro (Niger), Port Harcourt City (Rivers) and Gassol (Taraba).
Naij.com has gathered the first reactions on the live demo.
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TV correspondents reported that all went well in Lagos. The time frame
for the testing of the card readers ranged from about 5 seconds to a
minute. The issue of cloned cards had not been recorded.
As concerns Delta state, then lots of future voters came by 8am to participate in the exercise. It was “a smooth ride” for some, but it took a little more than 10 seconds for others, because their thumb print could be recognised by the card reader immediately.
The
reporter also informed about a curious fact. When some voters from
other wards came out to check if they could be accredited, the card
reader rejected the cards and indicated an OPC (other polling cards)
message.
Hakeem
Baba Ahmad, the APC representative, confirmed the device successfully
captured about 60% of the test voters, just 40% had difficulties with
biometric data and fingerprinting.
However,
his counterpart from the PDP, Umar Maimistaleta, lamented there were
huge problems with the card readers, which could lead to
disfranchisement of many Nigerians. In his opinion, “the INEC could
have allowed the card readers be used in future elections while this one
should be done with the PVC as they are.”
Many Nigerians took to social media to share their impressions.
The venues for the trials were: Aguata (Anambra), Jama’are (Bauchi), Oshimili South (Delta), Abakaliki (Ebonyi), Ado Ekiti (Ekiti), Kumbotso (Kano), Bunza (Kebbi), Ikeja (Lagos), Kokona (Nasarawa), Shiroro (Niger), Port Harcourt City (Rivers) and Gassol (Taraba).
Naij.com has gathered the first reactions on the live demo.
Card readers were tested in several states across the nation on March 7, 2015, Saturday. Photo: Premium Times
As concerns Delta state, then lots of future voters came by 8am to participate in the exercise. It was “a smooth ride” for some, but it took a little more than 10 seconds for others, because their thumb print could be recognised by the card reader immediately.
PVC authentication at Fegyen Angwa, Nasarawa #INECCardReaderTest. Photo: INEC Instagram
A visually impaired voter getting his PVC and thumb print authenticated #INECCardReaderTest. Photo: INEC Instagram
A PVC is undergoing authentication by the card reader #INECCardReaderTest. Photo: INEC Instagram
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