The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has reacted to reports making the rounds on the alleged involvement of a third party in the configuration of card readers. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, addressing a press briefing in Abuja, said no third parties are involved in the configuration of card readers. He said, “I want to assure the person who asked the question and assure the nation that no third parties are involved in the configuration of smart card readers of the Commission. “The dispatching, white-listing, installation, upgrading of software, the configuration of smart card readers are done entirely by the officials of the Commission. “So, there is no way any vendor outside can be involved in the configuration of our smart card readers. “It is not true that anybody is involved in the configuration of the smart card readers in any way. “This is entirely done by the Commission’s IT under the supervision at the stat...