Enugu North By-Election: High numbers of voters cast ballots in Iheaka despite technical issues with BVAS machine that prevented APC candidate's registration.

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By Dennis Agbo

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There was a large turnout of voters on Saturday at Iheaka Central School in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State during the ongoing Enugu North Senatorial District by-election.

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The polling unit, which is that of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate, Mr. Ikeje Asogwa, witnessed a steady influx of voters who turned out to exercise their franchise.

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However, the exercise was briefly marred by a technical challenge after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) failed to capture Asogwa despite several attempts by election officials.

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Despite the development, voting continued at the polling unit as electoral officials attended to voters and carried on with the accreditation and voting process.

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Reacting to the incident, Asogwa expressed dissatisfaction over the failure of the BVAS device to capture his details, describing the situation as unacceptable.

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Election officials were, however, making efforts to address the challenge while voting proceeded peacefully at the centre.

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