The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that
the careless attitude of some of its staff was the reason why the
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar, and Lagos state
governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, (SAN), were not able to collect their
permanent voters cards.
According to the Daily Times, the deputy director in charge of voters
education and publicity, Nick Dazang, revealed this on Monday, February
1, at a one-day workshop for newsmen in Kaduna.
The explanation given by the INEC deputy director revealed that some
INEC staff were careless in handling the bio-metrics of some applicants.
According to him, “the initial lost of data led to loss of finger
prints and that was why the Sultan of Sokoto, Governor Fashola of
Lagos and others could not get their PVCs. Attitude of some INEC staff
led to loss of the data”.
However, he declared that despite the challenges being faced by the
INEC, the commission has achieved 65 percent distribution of PVCs
nationwide and expressed optimism that the percentage of PVCs
distributed would increase substantially before the elections.
With less than two weeks to the general elections, many Nigerians claim they are yet to be given their Permanent Voters’ Cards
Many have criticised how the distribution of the cards has been handled, with some saying it is a ploy
to disenfranchise voters, while some officials of the INEC have been
accused of using the card distribution as an avenue to extort money from
potential voters.
hough the INEC has said that the cards are being given out to those who have registered, many are yet to get their card.
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