by Kolapo Olapoju

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has approved the manual accreditation of voters for the elections.

As a result of the problems and hitches with the accreditation process via Card Readers, the electoral body has therefore stated in polling units where the technology fails to work, the Presiding Officer shall manually accredit voters.

The commission also stated that the elections can continue tomorrow in areas where voting has not been concluded.

Read tweets below:

 

#BREAKING 1) INEC has been monitoring field reports on the accreditation process since commencement this morning

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015

#BREAKING 2) Whereas the process has gone well in several places, in some others it has encountered some challenges esp the card readers

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015

#BREAKING 3) Consequently, accreditation has been slow in many places and has not commenced at all in some others #Nigeriadecides

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015

#BREAKING 4)Even though the guidelines for the 2015 general elections provide that where card readers fail to work and cannot be replaced..

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015

#BREAKING 5) ..Elections in such PUs will be postponed to the next day.

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015

#BREAKING 6) The scale of the challenge we have observed has necessitated a reconsideration of the provision of the guidelines

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015

#BREAKING 7)The Comm has therefore decided that in PUs where card readers fail to work, the Presiding Officer shall manually accredit voters

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015

#BREAKING 8) The Presiding Officer shall mark the voters register upon being satisfied that the person presenting a PVC is the owner

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015

#BREAKING 9) Notwithstanding, in PUs where accreditation was suspended to the next day in accordance with the guidelines.. Cont’d

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015

#BREAKING 10) Cont’d.. arrangements will be made for voters to vote tomorrow, subject to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010

— INEC Alert (@INECAlert) March 28, 2015