Registered voters in Owerri North
Local Government Area of Imo State
have sued the Independent Electoral
Commission (INEC) for its insistence
on the use of the Permanent Voter
Cards (PVCs).
They prayed to be allowed to use the
Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs), as
they were unable to get the PVCs.
In a suit filed on behalf of the voters
by Mr. Chinedu Nmezu in the Federal
High Court, Owerri, the electorate,
among others, said it would amount
to a breach of the rights of the people
if the commission insisted on the use
of the PVC for the elections “when it is
obvious that the non-provision of the
PVC is INEC’s fault.”
The All Progressives Grand Alliance
(APGA) governorship candidate, who
is from the area, Capt. Emmanuel
Ihenacho, lamented that it was
unbelievable that he did not have the
PVC.
Ihenacho, who reacted through his
media aide, Emperor Iwuala, noted
that “it would have been a big
embarrassment if the elections had
been held earlier.”
He said: “Owerri North is a highly-
populated area with a high
concentration of voters. But as I am
talking, our principal does not have
his PVC and so are majority of
voters.”sourse>>> http://thenationonlineng.net/new/voters-sue-inec/