Senate President, Senator David Mark, Saturday said the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday was largely peaceful in his constituency but expressed concern over the reported cases of malfunctioned card readers.
Mark, accoording to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Paul Mumeh, said after casting his vote in Otukpo Ward 1, Otukpo, Benue State that the exercise in his constituency was “generally peaceful and well-organised. The voters queued and complied with the rules.”
He, however, said he was worried by the malfunctioning of the card readers in some polling units even as he urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to swiftly salvage the situation.
He said: “The Otukpo Ward 1 to me is a very well organised polling unit. The people here have been on queue. I have no report of any failure or lapses. But the reports from some areas indicate that card readers have been malfunctioning.
“This situation may not allow many people to participate in the elections. INEC should as a matter of urgency rise up to the challenge and salvage the situation.”
Mark Worried by Failure of Card Readers
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