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2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS: INEC to Protect Smart Card Readers’ and PVC from cloning

Tgmedia by Tgmedia
July 2, 2018
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ABUJA: Ahead of 2019 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is taking tough measures to protect Smart Card Readers and Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from unauthorized and malicious access.

INEC would therefore next week commence systematic hardware and software upgrade of all its Smart Card Readers nationwide.

INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, said in statement on Sunday in Abuja the electoral body had received reports of attempts to clone its Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and sell them online.

“We wish to assure the public that the Commission had anticipated these and proactively taken measures to preserve and further secure our electoral materials.

“Several security features and secret source codes are contained in the Smart Card Readers which enable them to read only PVCs duly issued by the Commission.”

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Osaze-Uzzi noted that the advertisement showed photographs of blank cards which have not been personalised and which did not contain any details.

“Notwithstanding, the Commission wishes to state that it is taking these reports more seriously.

“INEC will engage the government and security agencies as well as the promoters of the platform in order to get to the root of it and take all necessary action to take down the advertisement forthwith.

“In addition to the existing features, the Commission is already working to further secure the PVCs and the Smart Card Readers and will continue to protect them from unauthorized and malicious access.

“It is for this reason that, beginning from next week, we are commencing the systematic hardware and software upgrade of all the Smart Card Readers nationwide.”

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Osaze-Uzzi said that this enhancement had already been successfully done in Ekiti and Osun, preparatory to the upcoming governorship elections in both states.

“We wish to reassure the public that our systems are robust even as we continue to fortify them ahead of the 2019 general elections.” (NAN)

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