“Women Selling Their PVCs for N2000 in the North”, Elders Lament
- The Northern Elders Forum has accused some politicians of trying to suppress votes in the northern region
- According to the northern elders, an investigation is being carried out to know the extent of the crime being perpetuated
- Meanwhile, the elders called on people from the north not to release their voter's card to anyone no matter the circumstances
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An allegation that some politicians are buying Permanent Voter Cards from citizens has not gone down well with the Northern Elders Forum (NEF).
According to the elders, this was an attempt to suppress votes in the region.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by NEF’s director of publicity and advocacy, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Vanguard Newspaper reports.
Source: UGC
The NEF claimed that millions of northern voters, particularly women, are being made to surrender their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for N2,000.
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Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, December 12, called the attention of Nigerians to the worrying development.
He said:
“Northern Elders Forum had followed this worrying phenomenon, advising community leaders and major stakeholders on the dangers of disenfranchising large numbers of citizens. We have also undertaken our own investigations, which prompt this public warning.
“Thousands, or possibly even millions of Northern voters, particularly women, are being made to surrender their PVCs for a pittance, in most instances not more than N2000.
“In some instances they are told their cards will be returned to them after they are processed for additional payments as poverty relief. No cards are returned. Our investigations suggest that this is an aggressive and blatant voter suppression attempt to reduce the voting powers of the North.
Why people are selling their PVCs for N2000
According to the elders, people involved in this practice work for different political parties. The group added that communities where they assume their parties or candidates have comparative advantages or disadvantages, This Day added.
Going further, the group lamented the poverty situation of the north, insisting that this is the contributing factor to the menace.
Unknown gunmen attack INEC office, electoral umpire releases video
In another sad development, gunmen have attacked and burnt the Imo state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission located along Port Harcourt road in Owerri.
The aftermath of the attack was uploaded by the electoral umpire on INEC Twitter page on Monday, December 12. According to INEC, the attack was carried out around 3am.
Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Chinenye Chijioke-Osuji, has confirmed the ugly development.
INEC drops date, venue, and time every Nigerian will start collecting their PVCs
INEC has also disclosed the date time and venue Nigerians will start getting their Permanent voter's card (PVC). According to the video, Nigerians can also collect their PVCs on Saturdays and Sundays.
This was disclosed in a video the commission shared on its Facebook page on Wednesday, December 7.
Source: Legit.ng
