A mild drama played out on Saturday at the Polling Unit of Mr Eyitayo Jegede,the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ondo State Governorship Election when the card reader failed to read his thumbprint
This occurred at Polling Unit 9, Ward 2 at the sacred heart Cathedral primary school in Akure South Local Government Area of the state.
Ad-hoc officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had been conducting the exercise smoothly before it was the turn of Mr. Jegede and his wife, Eno.
READ ALSO : #Ondodecides: PDP Raises Alarm Says Olugbo Is Unleashing Thugs
The PDP candidate and his wife had arrived at the venue at about 9:07am and later joined the queue to cast their votes.
They waited for about two hours in the queue before it got to their turn at about 11:02am.
However, the smart card reader failed to read their thumbprints while they stepped aside for the next voter in the queue to get accredited.
A few moments later, the issue was resolved and the couple casted their ballots.
Despite the development, Mr. Jegede condemned the setback and faulted the long voting time and questioned jokingly why the card reader failed at a time when he and his wife were about to cast their votes.
The PDP candidate also decried the absence of tech experts from INEC at his polling unit.
