INEC Extends Voting Till Sunday

The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that voting will continue till Sunday in some locations in the country as Nigeria holds her presidential election.
A message from INEC's Twitter handle confirmed that "INEC has been monitoring field reports on the accreditation process since commencement this morning.Whereas the process has gone well in several places, in some others it has encountered some challenges especially the card readers
Consequently, accreditation has been slow in many places and has not commenced at all in some others. Even though the guidelines for the 2015 general elections provide that where card readers fail to work and cannot be replaced Elections in such PUs will be postponed to the next day.The scale of the challenge we have observed has necessitated a reconsideration of the provision of the guidelines. The Commission has therefore decided that in PUs where card readers fail to work, the Presiding Officer shall manually accredit voters. The Presiding Officer shall mark the voters register upon being satisfied that the person presenting a PVC is the owner. Notwithstanding, in PUs where accreditation was suspended to the next day in accordance with the guidelines, arrangements will be made for voters to vote tomorrow, subject to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010. The Commission reassures the public that it will thoroughly investigate what happened while it stays committed to credible elections".