- The burning, according to the commission, would be witnessed by Nigerians

Dr Rufus Akeju, the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, says the Independent National Electoral Commission is considering burning unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before the 2019 general elections.

Akeju told newsmen on Monday in Akure that all attempts had been made by the commission thorough sensitisation campaign to reach out to the affected voters to collect their PVCs.

He said the commission was making efforts almost on daily basis for voters to get their PVCs, adding that the commission may be compelled to resort to burning of the cards or destroying them to check being used to manipulate elections.
The REC said that the burning process would be made public for all Nigerians to witness.

Akeju said that a total number of 1,659,186 are eligible voters and 1,288,722 cards had been distributed so far, adding that 370,464 are unclaimed.

He also said the commission was doing everything possible to ensure a credible election that would meet with global best practices.

“We now have new and improve data capturing for moderate and effective capturing.

“We have introduced additional card readers in case one is malfunctioning in a particular unit,’’ he said.

The REC solicited the support of all journalists in the state, saying they remain major stakeholders in educating the general public.

He, however, urged journalists to report accurately stories they gather from INEC offices in the state without bias.
The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state, Mr James Sowole, promised that the union would continue to support the commission in its activities.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akeju was the immediate past REC in Osun before his posting to Ondo State.

NAIJ.com earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will not use incident form in 2019 elections as the card reader will be effectively utilised.

Prof. Francis Ezeonu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo, said this at a Town Hall Meeting/Sensitisation Campaign of the commission on Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Egbema/Uguta local government of Imo.

https://www.naija.ng/1157170-inec-destroy-unclaimed-pvcs-rec.html

Why do we have to b so destructive by default... So afta destroying dem now u'll still ask Ppl to com in and register all over again or reprint d cards all over again? If unclaimed PVCs can b used to manipulate results it also means d voters register can b manipulated as well..

eTECTIVe:
Can U imagine stupidity and foolishness combined in one

Oga,there is no stupidity in that.