{"id":103366,"date":"2015-03-28T13:35:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-28T13:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=103366"},"modified":"2015-03-28T13:37:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-28T13:37:31","slug":"nigeria-president-jonathans-verification-delayed-by-technical-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/nigeria-president-jonathans-verification-delayed-by-technical-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian President Jonathan&#8217;s verification delayed by technical problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Technical problems with the fingerprint readers at polling stations in Nigeria have caused several delays in verifying voters&#8217; identities in the ongoing general elections.<\/p>\n<p>And it appears everyone is vulnerable to the problem as incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan found out on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;BzODT9wmicU52cwDrZOkNHBAsbA0U1DT&#8221;]The Nigerian President had to wait for about 50 minutes until he was able to register\u00a0in his home village of Otuoke.<\/p>\n<p>The card reader used in the verification process failed initially to recognise the President&#8217;s identity.<\/p>\n<p>There have been several similar reports in other polling stations across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The problems with the biometric system were predicted by several analysts as the process has never been previously tried in elections.<\/p>\n<p>President Jonathan, who was accompanied by his wife, asked Nigerians to remain calm and assured them that everybody who registered would be verified.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-103368\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/81973831_que.jpg\" alt=\"_81973831_que\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/81973831_que.jpg 512w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/81973831_que-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The BBC reported that as some polling stations, voters have been asked to wash their hands before they are verified.<\/p>\n<p>According to the officials, the card readers, find it much easier to read the fingerprints of the voters when their hands are clean.<\/p>\n<p>The elections are being contested by fourteen candidates, however, there it is widely accepted that the contest\u00a0is essentially between\u00a0President Goodluck Jonathan or \u00a0former army chief General Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts say that these elections will be the closest since Nigeria returned to democratic rule.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technical problems with the fingerprint readers at polling stations in Nigeria have caused several delays in verifying voters&#8217; identities in the ongoing general elections. 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