Photos: Lagosians defy the rain to cast their votes

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Photos: Lagosians defy the rain to cast their votes

Its raining heavily in some areas but that hasn't stopped patriotic Lagosians from standing in queues and voting. More photos after the cut...

 

...And Africa's richest man votes...

Saturday, March 28, 2015

...And Africa's richest man votes...

Aliko Dangote pictured voting at his polling unit..

INEC announces that voting will continue tomorrow, adopts manual accreditation in some areas

Saturday, March 28, 2015

INEC announces that voting will continue tomorrow, adopts manual accreditation in some areas

INEC has adopted manual accreditation in polling units where card readers did not work or worked very late. They also announced that arrangements will be made for voters who couldn't vote today to vote tomorrow Sunday March 29th. See the tweets after the cut...

Please read from bottom up to understand clearly...

 

Photos: Sick elderly man leaves his hospital bed to cast his vote

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Photos: Sick elderly man leaves his hospital bed to cast his vote

He was escorted to his polling unit by his nurses who took him back to the hospital after he voted. And some of you healthy youngies are at home...una no go out to vote! God is watching you! :-)

Card reader hiccups avoidable - PDP. Warns against under-aged voters

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Card reader hiccups avoidable - PDP. Warns against under-aged voters

Press statement from the PDP. Read below...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the poor working of the Permanent Voter Card readers inSaturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections across the country could have been avoided if INEC had listened to sound advice from well meaning individuals and organizations including the PDP regarding their deployment without proper testing.

National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh in a statement on Saturday said the last minute resort to manual accreditation by INEC hours into the exercise against its earlier guidelines clearly shows the failure of the system.

"The unfortunate development is a vindication of our earlier position that as good as the idea of card readers is, it was too virgin to be successfully used in a general election without proper testing especially in an environment as ours that is not entirely digitally proficient”, it said.

The party described as a huge national embarrassment the that the card reader had problems in accrediting President Goodluck Jonathan, Governors Jonah Jang, of Plateau, James Ngilari of Adamawa, Isa Yuguda of Buachi among others and called for thorough explanation from INEC.

The PDP equally frowned at reported cases of accreditation of under-aged persons in some states especially in the northern part of the country and called on INEC not only to ensure that such unqualified persons are not allowed to vote but also to prosecute its officials involved in the crime.

The ruling party said it is seriously concerned about the developments given the avowed commitment of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led PDP administration to hitch-free, fair and credible electoral process.

It charged the electoral commission to take urgent steps within the law to ensure that no willing and qualified voter is disenfranchised, while urging Nigerians to remain calm in the overall interest of the nation.

Signed:

Olisa Metuh

National Publicity Secretary