Thursday, December 9, 2010

DDC machine theft: INEC reassures on registration

THIS IS TRULY NIGERIAN..GOOD PEOPLE, GREAT NATION

The Independent National Electoral Commission today (Thursday) reassured Nigerians that the Voters Registration exercise scheduled for 15th to 29thJanuary, 2011 remains firmly on course.

The electoral body gave this assurance against the backdrop of the theft of some Direct Data Capture machines at the Lagos Airport.

It would be recalled that a consignment of 20 machines was stolen on Tuesday, out of a total of 6,000 brought into the country by Zinox Technologies Ltd., the contractor.

In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Kayode Idowu, INEC assured that the integrity of the electoral processes would not be compromised as a result of the theft as sixteen of the 20 stolen machines were said to have been recovered.

He said, “Sixteen of these have been recovered by Thursday afternoon, and security agents are working assiduously to recover the four outstanding and apprehend the culprits. Besides, there are adequate safety features to forestall any nefarious use of the stolen items; as such, the integrity of the electoral processes would not be compromised.”

However, the commission urged all eligible Nigerians to participate in the registration exercise in January as it is working towards a credible election in 2011.

“The Commission uses this opportunity to urge all eligible Nigerians to turn out for the planned voter registration in January, and to work with INEC for the attainment of free, fair and credible elections in 2011.” INEC said.

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