The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has reacted to reports making the round in some section of the media that the Card Reader machine failed to authenticate him.
In a statement on Saturday, the minister’s Special Assistant, Segun Adeyemi, said the report was “patently false and is apparently sponsored by those who are on the verge of losing their political hegemony in Kwara state.”
The minister, who voted at his Polling Unit 006 in Oro, Irepodun LG in Kwara South, said he cast his vote after his voter’s card was duly authenticated by the card reader and his fingerprints were equally captured.
“The correct report is that the Minister proceeded to cast his vote after his voter’s card was duly authenticated by the card reader, his fingerprints captured and his name and picture identified in the voters’ register,” he stated.
