Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, says it has deployed its e-voting machines in mock election across the 255 electoral wards in the state to familiarize voters with the electronic voting system.
The commission plans to use e-voting during the forthcoming local councils election in the state.
The Commissioner in charge of Public Affairs and Information, Prof. Andrew Nkom, told NAN on Saturday in Kaduna, that the mock election, which would run for two weeks, started on Feb 20.
“It is meant to test the speed of the e-voting equipment and also to sensitise the electorate ahead of the local government council polls slated for May 12,” he said.
According to him, votes in the mock election would not be counted, but would serve as means to identify challenges that may likely occur during the poll.
“It will also give us the kind of reaction from the voters, so that we…
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