INEC reproduces 2,045 PVCs stolen in Akwa Ibom, discovers 22 polling units in private homes

INEC reproduces 2,045 PVCs stolen in Akwa Ibom, discovers 22 polling units in private homes - REC

- INEC said that it has reproduced the 2,045 PVCs stolen in Akwa Ibom during a primary elections in one of the local government areas in the state

- The revelation was made by Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state on Sunday, January 13

- Igini also revealed that the commission discovered not less than 22 polling units in private homes used by politicians in the past

Mike Igini, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)'s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom has said that 2,045 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) stolen in the Okobo local government area of the state have been reproduced.

Igini, in an interactive session with newsmen in Uyo, on Sunday, January 13, said that the PVC’s would be given to the rightful owners with assurances that no one would be disenfranchised during the elections scheduled to commenced February 16.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PVCs were stolen during a mob action that occurred at the 2018 primaries in the area.

According to Igini, the stolen PVCs would be available before the commencement of the wards registration scheduled to commence on January 16 in the state.

“We produced them in Abuja to defeat those who think that doing that, they want to disenfranchise our people. We are printing new ones and they are bringing them this week,’’ he said.

Igini said the PVCs were stolen where they were kept for safety in November, 2018. He also explained that some of the PVCs would not get to their rightful owners because some may have passed on, travelled out of the state or travelled out of the country.

Igini alleged that some politicians also brought aliens from neighbouring states for registration during the Continuous Voter Registration in the state.

“There were some people brought from neighbouring states to register in the state, so the PVCs of these people would never be collected,” Igini said. He said that 286, 928 PVCs remained unclaimed, adding that over 1.72 million PVCs have been collected in the state.

“We saw impressive mark departure in terms of number of collected PVCs in the state. As at yesterday, we have given out well over 1.72 million PVCs to people in Akwa Ibom ; what we have left is just 286, 928 PVCs yet to be collected,” he said.

Igini said that the collection processes would be repeated at the wards and polling units to enable more people to come out for their PVCs. He said the exercise will last for six days, from January 16 to January 21.

He said that the commission also uncovered 22 polling units in private homes where politicians used to manipulate elections in the state in the past.

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Igini assured that bailout papers and result sheets would be delivered to the various polling units in their original forms, before the commencement of the election in the state.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Labaran Maku, Nasarawa state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), had called on INEC to ensure free, fair and credible 2019 general elections in the state.

Maku who made the call during a courtesy call on the commission’s office in Lafia on Friday, January 11, said INEC should not succumb to pressure from some politicians to compromise on its mandate.

He further said that the only thing that would compel leaders to deliver on their campaign promises is credible elections.

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