2019 polls: 8million Nigerians have not collected their PVCs

2019 polls: 8million Nigerians have not collected their PVCs - INEC

- INEC has raised the alarm that eight million would-be voters are yet to pick up their PVCs

- This was disclosed by one of INEC’s national commissioner, Dr. Mohammed Lecky

- The INEC chief said there is no state in the country where the electoral body has achieved 100 per cent distribution of PVC

Barely five weeks to the start of this year’s general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said about eight million would-be voters are yet to pick up their Permanent Voters Card (PVC).

This was disclosed by one of INEC’s national commissioner, Dr. Mohammed Lecky, during an interview with THISDAY on Saturday, January 5.

His words: “There is no state in the country where we have achieved 100 per cent distribution of PVC. The distribution of PVC is the biggest headache for us.

“We need the media to help us encourage the people to come and collect their PVCs. People are not coming forward to pick their PVCs. We have about eight million PVCs yet to be collected by Nigerians.”

He, however, expressed concern about the media becoming a conveyor of fake news in Nigeria.

He said: “We are very concerned when we saw that the media, particularly newspapers, carried a news that is not true on the front page - something that could have been easily verified on our website. We have been doing our best to ensure fake news does not impact on the forthcoming elections.

“We have been embarking on various voter education campaigns and advertisements and engagement with the media; as well using various social media platforms to counteract fake news.

“We are also using youth ambassadors to ensure the right information is passed to the public. We are also making ourselves available to be engaged - if you want to interview the chairman or any of the commissioners. We are also open to suggestions from the media on how to carry out our national responsibility.”

He also dispelled a rumour that the electoral body would not post election results at each polling unit.

“This is not true. In our new regulation, that particular requirement is mandatory - it’s not optional. It’s mandatory that results must be posted at every polling unit. We are urging the media to remain nonpartisan in the coming elections.

“They should be circumspect in their reportage. INEC is ready to work with the media to ensure the elections are credible and fair,” he added.

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Meanwhile, sources in INEC have told Legit.ng that contrary to speculations going round, Mrs Amina Zakari will only be in charge of the administration of the presidential collation centre, as against rumours that she will be in charge of the process.

Mrs Zakari's role, they say, is basically to oversee issues around the administration of the venue of the collation.

There have been rumours that Mrs Zakari is a blood relation of President Muhammadu Buhari prompting the protests over her appointment.

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