SENATE QUIZZES JEGA OVER PVC E-READER

THE UPPER LEGISLATIVE ARM OF THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT, THE SENATE TODAY QUIZZED THE INEC CHAIRMAN, PROFESSOR ATAHIRU JEGA ON THE FORTH COMING ELECTION AND THE NEED TO USE THE ELECTRONIC CARD READER AS WELL AS ITS CARD FOR THE ELECTION.

THE SENATE WAS SKEPTICAL ON THE SUCCESS RATE OF THE CARD AND ITS ELECTRONIC READER STATING FEARS ON WHAT HAPPENS SHOULD IT MALFUNCTION.

THE INEC BOSS, PROF. JEGA IN HIS RESPONSE ASSURED THE SENATORS THAT THE COMMISSION HAD CROSSED ITS T’^S AND DOTTED HER I’^S BOTH ON THE CARD AND THE ELECTRONIC READER, AND AS SUCH THE ELECTION IS GOING TO BE A SUCCESS ESPECIALLY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE.

EXPLAINING FURTHER, THE COMMISSION BOSS STATED THAT

• ·         THE DEVICE WHEN FULLY CHARGED WOULD LAST FOR 12HOURS
• ·         WHEN NOT IN USE, IT SAVES THE BATTERY BY GOING INTO SAFE MODE
• ·         WHEN THE PVC IS INSERTED INTO THE CARD READER, THE DEVICE READS THE HIDDEN CHIP INSIDE
• ·  IF ITS SUCCESFUL, THE CARD BEARER THEN DOES A THUMB PRINT TO ASCERTAIN LEGALITY OF THE CARD
• ·       IF THE DEVICE FAILS TO READ THE CARD, IT IS 99% CERTAIN THAT IT IS CLONED
• ·    AT THE END OF ALL ACCREDIATION, WITH A PUSH OF A BUTTON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCREDITED VOTERS ARE SENT TO A CENTRAL SERVER FOR COLLATION
• ·   THE INFORMATION SENT WOULD ASSIST THE COMMISSION IN HAVING A PROPER RECORD AS WELL ON PROPER ANALYSIS OF TOTAL VOTES CASTED WITH RESPECT TO DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHY
•     THE E CARD READER CAN WITHSTAND A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN 15^OC TO 65^OC WHEN OPERATIONAL AND 20^OC TO 80^OC IN STORAGE
• ·       CARD READIND PROCESS DURING ELECTIONS WILL BE DONE IN A CUBICLE TO CONTROL TEMPERATURE

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