Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Enugu State has expressed worry over uncollected 500,000 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVC) in the state.

INEC PVCs Ononamdu disclosed that only 600,000 of the 1.1 million PVCs had so far been collected by the electorates in the state. He made the observation during the National Orientation Agency’s campaign against invalid (void) votes held in Enugu on Thursday.

According to him, it is worrisome that 500,000 PVC’s are yet to be collected barely six weeks to the general elections. The REC said the reason for the development could be attributed to the notion that electorates votes did not count. “Please dispel any rumour that your votes will not count and as such, you have made it a reason not to collect your PVC and use it during election. “I can categorically tell you that INEC has put in place adequate measures to ensure that you excise your right and vote for your choice person without being robbed of such vote.

“One of such measures is the use of smart card readers which will help guide against issues such as ballot snatching and rigging hitherto rampant before. “It is for this reason that politicians are not jostling to buy your PVC’s because vote snatching and rigging has been curtailed with the introduction of smart card readers. “That is why there were no cases of ballot snatching and rigging during the Osun and Ekiti elections but the issue of vote buying,” he said.

Ononamadu hinted that INEC would embark on a weeklong aggressive campaign from Jan. 16 to ensure that all PVC’s at its disposal were collected. The REC disclosed that there would be over 4,000 voting locations and 2,958 polling units in the 260 electoral wards spread across the 17 local government areas of the state.

Moreso, he noted, that INEC Enugu has made provision for 6,000 smart card readers to adequately cover all the voting locations and minimize error or malfunctioning as against 4,000 needed for the state. (NAN)

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/01/inec-express-worry-over-uncollected-500000-pvcs-in-enugu/

Am worried about inec integrity not pvc

Our people abeg make una go collect am oooo.

Meanwhile, check my signature for safe and secure homes in and around Lagos.

Later the same populace will be shouting marginalization.
say no to voter apathy

terrible!!.. nobody should complain later o

LORDLARGE:
Later the same populace will be shouting marginalization.
say no to voter apathy

I dey tell you, all they have is bring me down syndrome, how can have their son gunning for vice and they are not ready to vote en mass. Spits

Most of them are here on Nairaland shouting zombies! Afonja! In the comfort of their shops After election they will crying marginalization.a whole 500k!

Most of them are here on Nairaland shouting zombies! Afonja! In the comfort of their shops After election they will crying marginalization.a whole 500k! They are leaving their fate in the hands of other geo political zone.

gej got 500,000 vote in enugu,
this time, thief atiku will struggle to get 100,000 vote.
buhari got 17,000 in 2015 in enugu, but this time, It will be times ten.

Danchoco:
Am worried about inec integrity not pvc

you should first be worried about integrity of those shying away from their civil responsibility.
out of those 600k collected, it is obvious that about 300k will not come out to vote on election date. and after the election you people will be saying all sorts of things.