We Borrowed 2500 Smart Card Readers for Bayelsa Polls- INEC



The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday, revealed that it had borrowed about 2,500 smart card readers from its office in Rivers State to aid the conduct of the governorship election in Bayelsa State.
This disclosure was made by the Resident Electoral Commissioner in charge of Bayelsa State, Monday Tom Udoh, while speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Nigeria Police Force at the Police Officers’ Mess in Yenagoa for the November 16 governorship poll in the state.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) were however, not represented at the police forum.
Udoh through his representative, Edwin Enabor, the INEC’s Administrative Secretary in the state, said the commission had over 2,230 card readers originally meant for Bayelsa State before the additional 2,500 card readers were borrowed from Rivers State.
The Bayelsa REC, while assuring the stakeholders that the commission was 90 per cent ready to conduct the poll, said “We had to borrow. We have borrowed close to 2,500 smart card readers from Rivers State while what we have is 2,240 smart card readers in this state, which we have in our possession.
“But we made sure we went to Rivers State and took additional 2,000 plus (smart card readers). So, the issue of card readers will be taken care of. We intend this time to get it right.”

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