An Independent National Electoral Commission Presiding Officer fainted during the Anambra governorship election on Saturday.
It was reported that the incident occurred at polling unit 005 in Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area.
The presiding officer, Miss Blessing Egoigwe, fainted at the heat of complaints by a thick crowd of people and confusion as a result of the malfunctioning of the BVAS.
The victim was later rushed to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention.
More than 470 voters were denied the right to vote at Enugwu-Ukwu Community ward 2 polling unit 005 in Njikoka Local Government Area.
The malfunctioning of the BVAS and the difficulty for the machine to recognise voters’ cards of newly registered voters caused the uproar.
Miss Blessing Okoye, 18-year-old and a first-time voter, said that she was denied the opportunity due to a lack of functional BVAS that failed to capture her fingerprint.
-Source: News Agency of Nigeria.
