{"id":54710,"date":"2016-11-26T17:28:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T16:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=54710"},"modified":"2016-11-26T17:38:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T16:38:21","slug":"ondodecides-card-reader-fails-mimiko-attempts-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/ondodecides-card-reader-fails-mimiko-attempts-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"#OndoDecides: Card Reader Fails As Mimiko Attempts To Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was mild drama <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2047165594\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Saturday<\/span><\/span> in Ondo town as the card reader deployed<br \/>\nfor the governorship election rejected Gov. Olusegun Mimiko\u2019s thumbprint<br \/>\nwhen he wanted to vote at his Ward 7, Unit 20 Polling Unit in Ondo West<br \/>\nLocal Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>Mimiko had to fill the incident form before he was finally allowed to cast<br \/>\nhis vote at about <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2047165595\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12 noon<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking shortly after casting his vote, the governor said he would resist<br \/>\nany attempt to manipulate the election in favour of any political party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOndo people will not allow any form of rigging or manipulation through<br \/>\nthe card reader or any other form,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>No fewer than 1,280,580 voters with Permanent Voter Cards would decide who<br \/>\nthe governor would be out of the 28 contestants in <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2047165596\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday\u2019s<\/span><\/span> governorship<br \/>\nelection.<\/p>\n<p>Although 1,659,186 voters were registered for the election, 378,606 did<br \/>\nnot turn up to collect their PVCs.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major contestants are Mr Eyitayo Jegede of the PDP, Chief Rotimi<br \/>\nAkeredolu of the APC, Dr Olu Agunloye of the Social Democratic Party and<br \/>\nOlusola Oke of the Alliance for Democracy.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was mild drama on Saturday in Ondo town as the card reader deployed for the governorship election rejected Gov. 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