The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it had replaced the card readers burnt in the fire incident that occurred at the Ondo state headquarters of the commission.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that about 5,141 smart card readers meant for the October 10 governorship election were destroyed during the inferno.
Speaking with reporters in Akure on Wednesday during a three-day working visit to the state, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman, said he was in the state to have on the spot assessment of the level of preparedness for the Commission for the election.
The INEC Chairman said the commission had made provision for the card readers from Oyo state, adding that the card readers have been configured ahead of the next month’s governorship election in the state.
He also said the commission would organise an interaction session with all the stakeholders in the election including traditional rulers in the state to ensure the success of the election.
The INEC boss noted that Commission was ready for the conduct of a credible and acceptable poll as witnessed in Edo State last Saturday.
“We have already recovered some smart card readers. We, unfortunately, lost over 5000 smart card readers to the fire incident. We have however recovered by getting a requisite number of smart card readers from neighbouring Oyo state,” he said.
“They have already been delivered to Ondo State and that have been charged and configured and ready for the election on October 10 governorship election in the state.”
