Card reader malfunction, other hitches in parts of Abuja

After electoral officers’ hassles with malfunctioned card reader at the polling unit of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, similar incidents have been experienced in areas including some parts of the Federal Capital Territory.

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instance, reports that some card readers malfunctioned in several polling units in some parts of the FC.

Some polling units visited by NAN in company with the African Union Observer Mission were PU 009 in Wuse Zone 3 Government Secondary School and PU 001, Tudun Wada Government Secondary Schoo in Abuja where the card readers malfunctioned before being rectified.

At PU 009, Mr Stephen Iyodo, a voter from Dede, Zuba, told NAN that he was willing to exercise patience while the issue was being resolved.