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INEC will not use incident form in 2019 elections – REC
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source: extraimage.infoThe Independent National Electoral Commission will not use incident form in 2019 elections, as the card reader will be effectively utilised.
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source: extraimage.infoThe Resident Electoral Commissioner in Imo State, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, said this at a Town Hall Meeting/Sensitisation Campaign of the commission on Continuous Voter Registration in Egbema/Uguta Local Government Area of Imo State.
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source: extraimage.infoHe said the commission was upgrading the card reader machine to make it more functional and effective during elections.
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source: extraimage.infoHe told the participants and politicians that the era of playing pranks with people’s permanent voter cards during elections was gone, adding that anyone with a card that the card reader did not recognise would be disfranchised and would not be given any incident form.
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source: extraimage.infoEzeonu said accreditation and voting would start simultaneously to avoid long queues and time wastage during elections.
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source: extraimage.infoHe advised politicians and party faithful to ensure they do their home work well when campaigns commence, adding that any plan to rig in whatever form would be a waste of time and effort.
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source: extraimage.info“The essence of politics is development. Candidates should ensure they sincerely work towards getting the people's mandate. Hijacking election materials will not work in2019 elections,” he said.
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source: extraimage.infoMrs Immanuela Ben-Opara, the Head of Voters Education in INEC, had earlier educated the stakeholders on the need for proper conduct during elections and for them to register to have their PVCs.