Invalid votes: Election observers recommend frequent voter education - Vanguard News Nigeria

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu addresses the audience on February 25, 2019 in Abuja during the presidential elections announcement. – Muhammadu Buhari got off to a winning start in his bid for re-election as Nigeria’s president, as the first result was announced today from weekend polls.

“There is a need for frequent voter education in the state so as to avoid high cases of invalid votes.“Although there was an improvement in the functioning of the smart card reader, there is a need for INEC to improve its functions so as to avoid cases of future in authentication of voters,” he said.

‘‘We also observed functionality and effectiveness of the smart card reader as well as the provision of security personnel at various polling units and their conduct, and all were impressive and orderly,” he said.

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