Abuja Media Circle

The Independent National Electoral Commission says no voter will be allowed to vote with the temporary voter card,  in the forthcoming general elections. Prof. Francis Ezeonu, Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, made this known at an interactive meeting with religious bodies; members of the Christian and Muslim communities in Imo, on Tuesday in Owerri. He noted that the smart card reader which would be deployed for the elections was structured to read only the Permanent Voter Cards which has special features embedded on it with the voters’ personal information.

Acting IG Mohammed Adamu has reportedly reversed some last-minute postings and redeployments carried out by former IGP, Idris few days before his retirement. It was gathered that the redeployment of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, by the former IG was overturned while other senior officers who were also posted to new commands and formations had been asked to stay action until further notice, Punch claims. This development, sources said to the paper, meant that the redeployment order by Idris would not be obeyed unless sanctioned by the acting IG. Shortly after meeting with the DIGs in his office at the force headquarters, Adamu was seen going from floor to floor, meeting officers and familiarising himself with his men.