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2019: Politicians Planning To Rig By Buying PVCs From Nigerians – INEC

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Politicians are making efforts to buy Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, Mutiu Agboke, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Oyo State revealed on Thursday, December 27, 2018.

He made the disclosure while addressing reporters on the preparations of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for next year election in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Thursday, December 27, 2018.

It was at the one-day seminar organised by the Oyo State chapter of the Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria, ONPAN.

Agboke, who declined to give details of the politicians involved, said he got to know through a security report.

The REC however assured that no politician can get PVCs to buy from INEC.

His words: “Politicians are looking for PVCs to buy. That’s the security report we get. They are looking for what is not available.

“They have seen that this election will likely be neck-to-neck. We will allow a process that will not allow anyone to use violence to the disadvantage of another candidate.

“For those looking for PVCs to buy, there is none. No INEC staff will sell PVCs to anybody. We are monitoring all of them and they all know.”

Agboke also recalled some politicians have requested a hand-over of uncollected cards to them, promising to distribute to owners who they claim are their supporters.

He however said the commission will never release PVCs to anyone that is not the real owner.

He said INEC rule does not allow collection by proxy.

The REC said voter education and sensitisation being carried out by the umpire have raised the awareness of voters, stressing politicians have realised that INEC would provide a level-playing ground for every party and candidate.

He said the situation has further made them realise no political party or candidate can boast of easy victory which now makes them work and campaign hard for the election.

According to him, a total of 914,529 cards were yet to be collected while only 248,064 have been collected since after the 2015 elections.

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