{"id":88149,"date":"2021-11-06T19:19:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T18:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=88149"},"modified":"2021-11-06T19:19:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T18:19:37","slug":"anambra-poll-rec-extends-voting-over-malfunctioning-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/anambra-poll-rec-extends-voting-over-malfunctioning-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Anambra poll: REC extends voting over malfunctioning device"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1715696049978799232\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Anambra State Resident Electoral, REC, Nkwachukwu Orji has disclosed that because of malfunctioning BVAs and lack of time suffered by voters at the poll, the Commission is under obligation to extend voting time subject to rules and regulations guiding the election manual saying all those who suffer deprivation must inform the presiding officers and agents whose duty is to tell when to come for voting.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nOrji made this disclosure in a press release made available to pressmen noting that it has become imperative as the commission is also investigating the reason why the accreditation devices are not working properly.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that this revised closing time is only to areas facing such challenges stating only a voter on the queue by 4 pm will be allowed to vote.<\/p>\n<p>According to him: \u201d The Commission wishes to reiterate that in cases of sustained malfunction of the BVAS, the Presiding Officer must inform the voters and polling agents that accreditation and voting for the affected Polling Unit shall continue tomorrow or at another time determined by the Commission. With this extension of time and the recommencement of accreditation where the BVAS consistently malfunctions, the Commission assures that no voter will be disenfranchised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the period for opening and closing of Poll from 8.30 am to 4.00 pm. This revised closing time applies to areas where Polling Units opened after the commencement period of 8.30 am. In line with existing regulations and guidelines of the Commission, any intending voter who is on the queue by 4.00 pm shall be allowed to vote. All Polling Unit staff must comply with this directive\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The REC Commissioner said this shift in time is in the assurance of voters and pledged that no voter will be disenfranchised from voting as issues arising from the fields are being attended to speedily by the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201d The extension of time arose out of several field reports that voters have had problems with accreditation. The Commission is currently investigating the reason the accreditation devices, Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), have worked perfectly in some Polling Units, but not in others. In some of the cases, it would seem that this resulted from software glitches. Our technicians have already built an update to the devise software to prevent further challenges. The update is currently being installed in the concerned BVAS and we request voters, candidates and agents to be patient and allow our technical staff to solve the problem.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201d Our deployment has also been adversely affected by transportation challenges in some locations. It must be noted that on account of security concerns, some of the transporters that were mobilized and collected 50% of their sign-on fee backed out at the last moment, leaving some of our ad-hoc staff stranded. Also, some of the trained ad-hoc staff backed out at the last moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d The Commission is on top of these challenges and extant regulations and guidelines will be applied on a case by case basis. Consequently, we are harvesting areas where voting will realistically no longer take place today, including places where substantial disruption has occurred, to enable a possible recommencement of voting at another time, in line with extant laws and the regulations and guidelines of the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d We appeal to all voters, candidates, stakeholders communities and political parties to remain calm and law-abiding. We assure you that the Commission is determined to a make all votes count\u2019, he noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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>The Anambra State Resident Electoral, REC, Nkwachukwu Orji has disclosed that because of malfunctioning BVAs and lack of time suffered by voters at the poll, the Commission is under obligation&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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