KUMBOTSO (KANO STATE) – The field test of the card reader machines by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday recorded large turnout of eligible voters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that eligible voters turned out en masse to participate in the exercise.
Some of the polling units that witnessed large turnout of voters included Batakaye, Bubbugaje, Sheka Makaranta and Sheka Maidille, among others.
NAN reports that in most of the polling units visited, men out numbered women.
Some of the voters who spoke to NAN expressed happiness with the arrangements put on ground for the exercise.
Malam Salisu Ali told NAN that the field test had proved wrong some Nigerians who were pessimistic about the conduct of the forthcoming general elections.
‘’With this field test, one is confident that INEC is serious about the elections’’, he said.
Another voter, who simply gave his name as Usman, called on INEC to address the challenges encountered during the field test before the election proper.
NAN correspondents who monitored the exercise in Ekiti report that it takes a voter less than a minute to be verified.
The field test of the effectiveness of the card reader machine was also hitch-free.
Amb. Thomas Oloruntobi, Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, who also monitored the exercise, said the effectiveness of the machine had put all speculations to rest.
“Now that the machine has been tested, this will put to rest the mind of those who are doubting the effectiveness of the card reader.
“As you can see the field demonstration of the exercise has actually proven that the machine can perform creditably without any hitch.’’
A voter at Unit 002, Ward 9, Dalimmore Area of Ado-Ekiti, Mr Oluwafemi Adebobola, after the authentication of his PVC, said the process was fast.
“ I spent less than one minute to have my permanent voter card verified,’’ he said.
NAN reports that the exercise took place in 12 states that cut across the six geo-political zones. (NAN)
