By Soni Daniel

After observing  the use of the Smart Card Readers (SCRs) for accreditation of voters in many voting units in Abuja, the European Union Election Monitoring Mission in Nigeria (EUEO-MIN), yesterday, gave a pass mark to the device, saying its deployment would check electoral fraud in Nigeria.

The EUEO-MIN chief, Santiago Fisas, made the remark while addressing journalists at the Model Secondary School, Maitama, Abuja for the elections, after assessing the accreditation of voters with the SCRs.

Fisas, who expressed satisfaction with the seamless operations of the facility in the area, noted, however, that the slight delay associated with the accrediting process would not cause serious setback for the elections.

At the centre with Registration Code 027, Maitama, the SCRs worked very well and no voter card was rejected as at midday when no fewer than 300 voters had been accredited.