BY BEN AGANDE
ABUJA—The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved the procurement of 17,000 smart card readers, SCRs, for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for verification of voters card during election.
Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, who addressed newsmen after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting said the contract for the smart card reader was the first batch of contracts to be awarded by INEC.
The contract, which is in the sum of N459 million, is to be delivered within six months.
Maku said: “In its desire to ensure free, fair and credible elections, the INEC is to procure, customise and configure 17,000 smart card readers that will be deployed during elections for voters authentication.
“The SCR will be used to verify the rightful owner of the voters card presented for identification during elections.
“In to show the commitment of this our administration to free, fair, and credible elections, Council approved the procurement of 17,000 smart card readers in favour of Zinox Technologies Ltd at the rate of N27,000 in the sum of N459 million with a completion period of six months”.
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