Ekiti: INEC Card Reader Rejects Olusola Eleka’s PVC

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

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Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Olusola Eleka has not been able to vote as polling opened in Ekiti today.

The Nation tweeted that INEC’s card reader failed to read Olusola’s PVC and that of his wife.

“It is only the PDP candidate’s PVC that was not read by the card reader in his unit. Everyone else has been verified so far and voting ongoing”, The Nation said.

“There is no assurance that another card reader would be brought. No use of incidence form.

“Meanwhile, a large turnout of voters still in a long queue in Eleka’s unit.’

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