Governor Fashola Declares Friday
as Public Holiday for Lagos
Workers; says “INEC owes Lagos an Explanation
on the Disappearance of 1.447
Million Voters from the Lagos
Voters’ List ” * Ahead the distribution of the
Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, in
Lagos, Governor Babatunde
Fashola has queried the
disappearance of 1.447 million
voters from the Lagos voters’ list and called on the Independent
National Electoral Commission,
INEC, to explain the
disappearance.
This coming as the governor
declared Friday as holiday for all public servants to enable them
collect their PVCs. The distribution
of the PVCs kicks off in Lagos on
Friday and will end on Sunday.
During a statewide broadcast on
Wednesday, Fashola said he was shocked that INEC declared that it
would distribute 4.8 million PVCs in
Lagos State, whereas, during the
last election in 2011, the voters’
list in Lagos was 6.247 million
voters. “I am concerned about the report
of 4.8 million voters in Lagos State.
INEC owes us explanation. During
the last election, the voters’ list in
Lagos was 6,247,845 voters. We
want to know how 1,447,804 million voters disappeared from
the voters’ list.
“I am worried whether this is the
beginning of a plan to
disenfranchise Lagosians to vote.
Our government will stand for all eligble voters to have their names
in the register unless INEC could
prove why their names were
missing on the lists.
“INEC has to show to us what has
suddenly changed, there must be explanation. It does not make
sense to say we are 6.247 million
and now say we are 4.8 million.
There must be explanation,” he
reiterated.
The governor added that with the commencement of the distribution
of the PVCs, election process had
already begun, urging eligible
voters who have turned 18 years
to go and register.
“You have to register as a voter to be eligible to vote. We must take
it seriously to make sure our
names are in the voters register.
Go to the polling centre to collect
your PVC. No business or job can
be more important than to collect your PVC. Between 7-9 November,
for those who want to collect the
PVC, they should go our and
collect them,” he said.
The governor stated that for
those who had lost their temporary voters card and had
not registered previously, there is
a provision for them to begin
fresh registration between 12 and
17 November. Those who have not
register or cannot find their names should register on 12-17
November. This is in the second
phase.
Fashola added that civil servants
would have Frday as work-free
day to collect their PVCs, while appealing to other employers of
labour to close for work early on
Friday to allow their workers to
go out to collect their cards.
www.dailypost.ng/2014/11/06/voter-card-collection-lagos-declares-friday-public-holiday-begs-private-sector-close-early/

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