Smart card reader has rejected the thumb print of Gov. Seriake Dickson of
\nBayelsa, amidst reports of delays in arrival of election materials in some
\nparts of the state.<\/p>\n
Dickson was however allowed to vote at Ward 2 unit 5 in Orerewari, Toru
\nOrua, Sagbama Local Government Area at about 10.35 am after several
\nunsuccessful trials on the card reader.<\/p>\n
The governor was allowed to vote after his Permanent Voter Card (PVC) was
\nread manually and his name, signature and phone number were documented.<\/p>\n
Speaking after voting, Dickson noted that the failure of the smart card to
\nread his thumb print was not new as it had occurred in the 2015 elections.<\/p>\n
He said that despite earlier complaints to the Independent National
\nElectoral Commission (INEC) the glitches with the card reader had
\npersisted.<\/p>\n
The governor expressed concerns over the reported cases of electoral
\nviolence in Nembe Basambri, Southern Ijaw and Ekeremor areas of the state.<\/p>\n
In Sagbama Local Government Area, there was low turn-out of voters in most
\nof the pooling units visited by a correspondent of News Agency of Nigeria
\n(NAN) correspondent.<\/p>\n
A voter, Ebidebuomo Juliet, however, said that she was satisfied with the
\nconduct of the polls in Sagbama area.<\/p>\n
Voting commenced two hours late in some areas in Yenagoa metropolis while
\nin Ogbia Local Government Area, elections began as scheduled with
\nimpressive turn-out of voters.<\/p>\n
Smart card reader has rejected the thumb print of Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, amidst reports of delays in arrival of election materials in some parts of the state. Dickson…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n