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Kogi Guber; Kogi Government Embarks On Buying Of Voters PVC For 5,000 Naira

Kogi East, Is The Target To Mop Up

Build up to November Governorship election in Kogi,the state government has converted the services of revenue officers deployed to kogi East, to mop up Permanent Voters Card(PVC), of unsuspecting prospective electorates from the area for N5,000.

The exercise that has commenced in earnest using the staff of the state Board of Internal revenue is been carried out under the guise of Revenue collection.

The exercise meant to also disenfranchise the electorates of Kogi East, whose numerical strength is to the advantage of candidate from the area, commenced from Abocho in Dekina local government area to Ajiolo, the country home of Kogi East senator, Jibrin Isa and is expected to spread to the nine local government areas of Kogi East.

Reports also revealed that large sums of money running into millions were availed through agents of the state, who doubled as staff of KBRIS to negotiate upward in the event of any resistance and unforseen circumstances.

Kogi state government under the present administration of Alhaji Yahaya Bello is not leaving any stone unturned in the application of thuggery, bribery of INEC staff, harrassement,Vote buying and PVC mop up to foist itself on the people of kogi state at all costs.

This anti popular and illegal activities is been coordinated by some disgruntled elements and paid agents of the state government and some political office holders from the area.

This situation was enabled by the refusal of the state government to pay workers at the state and local government levels, there by exposing them to poverty, hunger, diseases and outright difficulties of life.

Governor Yahaya Bello also carried out indiscriminate disengagement of state and local government workers, and refused to pay up their benefits including the entitlements of pensioners.

This idea is meant to pauperise the electorates, by subjecting them to untold hardship and basic necessities of life, to cave into their gimmicks of collecting the PVC in exchange of the stipend

Already some unsuspecting and eligible voters confirmed under anonymity, to have sold out their PVC for N5,000 out of hardships and poverty, to enable them meet the current hardship created by kogi government

Meanwhile, PDP Dekina Divison has warned the eligible voters from kogi East to report such overture to the law enforcement agencies and also turn down such request from the agents of the state government

The party and the people of the area warned on the consequences of returning the current administration in kogi, whose penchant for non payment or salaries and pensions is unequaled

The development of Kogi has been on the reverse gear, since governor Yahaya Bello assumed duty as governor in the last four years, and urged them to protect their PVC's so as not to be disenfranchised.

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