Voters at Isuofia Ward 13, polling unit 002, have protested against the malfunctioning of INEC’s card reader deployed to the unit. Our correspondent reports that no voter has been accreditated to vote at the unit since morning due to the faulty card reader.
The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Professor Chukwuma Soludo is also yet to vote because of the faulty card reader machine.
At Isuofia polling unit 001, voting was reported to have commenced at about 9:21 am but at about 10:30 am when our correspondent got to the Centre only about 15 voters have cast their ballots.
It was observed that residents came out in their numbers to exercise their franchise but INEC machines were either not working at all or working slowly.
At Isuofia polling unit 005, voters equally lament that since INEC polling officials started by 9:12 am only 20 voters were able to cast their ballots as at 11:00 am dot when our correspondent visited the polling unit.
A visually impaired old man, Mr Udoka Okafor, told our correspondent that he was dissatisfied with the process. He said that despite INEC promises of being ready for this election what is happening at the polling unit is unfortunate.
He said “I have been here since 9:30 am but I have not been able to cast my vote. The INEC voting machine couldn’t read my fingerprint but I must exercise my franchise