Updated : How Governor Obiano saved Anambra electorates-----livid over late arrival of election material and failure of card readers


www.odogwublog.com reports that Governor Willie Obiano saved the people of
Anambra state from being disenfranchised by putting a call across to the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr Nwatalari Edwin and later to the INEC Chairman, Prof Jega Attahiru for intervention when the card readers failed.
He was livid over the late arrival of election materials and failure of card readers, saying it was too appalling after all the assurances from INEC.
Obiano arrived his polling center at Umuleri Anambra East by 10:30 am but met no INEC officials but hundreds of voters left and returned by 12:30 pm did his accreditation but card readers were mal functional.
He decided to put a call across to INEC authorities and following the intervention of Prof Jega, INEC officials were ordered to use manual accreditation for Anambra state and the message went round immediately saving the day.
The Anambra Governor then returned by 2:30 pm and when the card reader failed again, he was accredited manual then others too. 
Obiano expressed disappointment with how INEC conducted the election and expressed it.

Updated : How Governor Obiano saved Anambra electorates-----livid over late arrival of election material and failure of card readers Updated : How Governor Obiano saved Anambra electorates-----livid over late arrival of election material and failure of card readers Reviewed by Unknown on Sunday, March 29, 2015 Rating: 5

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