2023 Election: “Why We Can’t Allow Temporary Voters Card”, INEC Tells Court
- The Independent National Electoral Commission says no voter will be allowed to vote with the temporary voter card, in the forthcoming general elections
- INEC was responding to a suit which alleged a plot to disenfranchise over 20 million eligible voters
- The suit was initiated by the Incorporated Trustees of the International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it would not allow registered voters that failed to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to participate in the forthcoming general elections.
INEC disclosed this before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja while urging the court to dismiss a suit seeking to compel it to allow those with temporary voters card or proof of registration, to vote on election day, Vanguard Newspaper reports.
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The electoral umpire maintained that the PVC was critical to its planned accreditation process.
The commission was responding to a suit which alleged a plot to disenfranchise over 20million eligible voters in the country.
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The suit was brought before the court by a non-governmental organization, under the aegis of the Incorporated Trustees of International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law, alongside two other plaintiffs- Emmanuel Chukwuka and Bruno Okeahialam.
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Meanwhile, Benjamin Feyijimi, the youngest candidate in Nigeria vying for a position in the 2023 general elections has opened up on how he has been under pressure to drop his ambition.
Feyijimi, who is 25 years old and popularly known as Frenchboi, is contesting to represent Ido constituency in the Oyo state House of Assembly.
In an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, Feyijimi stated that he would not be cajoled into dropping his ambition for any of his fellow contenders.
He said:
“Many have approached me to drop my ambition. My reply is always that I'm going there to represent my people and not myself. Why should I step down when my people want me to be there?
“People step down for many reasons when they think they have low chances of winning. Among my contenders, I'm the most learned, I'm more of experienced!"
Source: Legit.ng
