Away from the political campaign by
the 2 major political parties in the
country, there is another issue that
has become a source of controversy. It
is the collection of Permanent Voter’s
Card (PVC) by registered voters by the
Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).

Daily Trust reports: “A total of 15.5
million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs),
representing 29 per cent, are yet to be
distributed, according to a document
of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC)”.

Many Nigerians are agitated by the
fact that they have not been able to
collect their PVC and the National
Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki was
reported to have said he had discussed
the matter with the INEC Chairman
Prof Attahiru Jega, adding that a delay
within the time allowed by the law
will not be a bad idea.

“That is what we are encouraging at
the moment,” he said, noting that
INEC had been able to distribute 30
million PVCs but had an outstanding
38.8 million others to hand out.

“The provision (for holding a general
election) is for not more than 90 days
and not less than 30 days before the
end of the administration.”

So what do you think? Should INEC
postpone the elections to allow more
Nigerians collect their PVC and vote or
should the elections hold regardless of
the millions that might potentially
miss out on voting if they do not get
their PVCs in time?