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The Independent National Electoral Commission said on Tuesday that
it had deployed over 6, 000 card reader machines to ensure smooth
conduct of the November 18, Anambra governorship election.The INEC Administrative Secretary in Anambra, Mr Charles Mbanaja,
said that out of the machines provided 5,000 had been tested and found
to be in good working condition.
The secretary assured stakeholders of the readiness of the
commission to provide a level playing ground to in all candidates
participating in the election and urged politicians to play by the
rules.
He said INEC had embarked on public enlightenment to sensitise the
people on the electoral processes, especially the voting system to
address re-occurring cases of invalid votes and other related electoral
shortcomings during the election.
Mbanaja said that the commission had also organised a voters’
education forum, which was attended by stakeholders in the electoral
process in a bid to ensure smooth conduct of the polls.
He called on the people of the state to cooperate with the INEC to
ensure that the election was hitch-free, free, fair and acceptable.
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