In a video that has gone viral, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claimed that voters would need to revalidate their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) in order to be able to vote in the 2023 general elections.

It is the second time in three months Tinubu will be making such a claim which elicited response from the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).

Tinubu made the recent claim while addressing supporters at a rally held to support his presidential ambition at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, on Saturday, April 16, 2022.

Among those who graced the event include Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, APC National Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, and youth leaders across South-western states.

While urging those who have not registered to do so, the former Lagos State governor told his audience to go and revalidate their PVCs, saying the cards might have expired.

He said, “If you have no PVC, if you have no revalidation of that PVC, you don’t know whether it has expired. Don’t forget that there is expiry date even on your cashpoint so go and revalidate the card. Those of you who have not registered must go there. You can’t be part of 1.4 billion people on Instagram and have no card for God’s sake.”

The video which was posted by one of the major newspapers (not Daily Trust) on its verified Instagram handle had garnered 37,864 views and 1, 565 likes earlier on Monday.

Tinubu had while addressing a delegation of APC women who paid him a visit in Abuja few months ago alleged that PVCs currently in the possession of Nigerians had expired, prompting INEC to counter the claim.

The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, had while debunking the claim, said PVC is valid as long as it is not defaced, adding that double registration is an offence under the law.

“A PVC does not have an expiry date on it, therefore, it does not expire. As long as the security chip on it is not damaged, it remains valid. But if the chip is damaged, the holder can apply for a replacement,” Oyekanmi had said.

“Nigerians who already have their PVCs do not need to register again. In fact, double registration is an offence under our laws.

“Eligible Nigerians are entitled to register only once. Once a name appears in the national register of voters, it stays there permanently.

“One of the very few instances where a name could be removed from the register is if strong and verifiable proof that the person bearing the name has died,” he added.

Tinubu afterwards tendered an apology in a statement by his Media Aide, Tunde Rahman.

In a message obtained from the INEC website, the Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, said registered voters could renew their PVCs in the Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) exercise if their cards were missing or defaced.

A defaced card means that either the information printed on the cards has washed off or the security chip on it is damaged.

Also, unlike the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards which have expiry dates printed on them, a look at both the front and the back of a PVC shows that it does not have an expiry date.

CONCLUSION: The claim by Tinubu that PVCs have an expiry date is false and should be disregarded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AECHS-AA5f0


https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-tinubu-makes-fresh-claim-on-pvc-expiry-date-is-this-true

Tinubu the presidential aspirant and INEC national chairman said PVC has expired.

Tinubu is a big fool. An old DINGBAT that should be at home resting with all his looted patrimony is here in our political space disturbing our ears. Spits!!

Tinubu and Buhari have memory issues. Both are alike.

Old age...you can't cheat nature. This man shld support the VP.

The lizard of Iragbiji has finally read the memo

Just as expired pvc so also expired u are in National politics.
National politics is different from Amala and ewedu politics.

Buhari : Nigerians, here's ur next president.

Amaechi: Hahaha

dre11:




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AECHS-AA5f0


https://dailytrust.com/fact-check-tinubu-makes-fresh-claim-on-pvc-expiry-date-is-this-true

This is the same mofo Youths are queueing up to vote as their next President,. a man that just open his buccal cavity without thinking of what comes out! Those projecting him see him as cash cow to eat out of the cake!

Truth is, we need a passionate and vibrant Leader.

Enough of governance by proxy. We need a leader who is both physically and mentally sound, and is in touch with present day reality

Believe me, Tinubu is not that person

They keep correcting this man and keeps making the same mistake. That's senility for you.

I watched a bit of him addressing the youth in that Lagos stadium and I was almost moved to tears. That man is gone, he speaks incoherently and finds it very hard to articulate his thoughts. At some point, he was speaking unintelligibly and misrepresenting the chronology of the sentences he intended to make.

I watched Biden-Trump debate now. Old age should not completely depress your articulation skills. Haba.

Yes

Hmmm

Una headache, Tinubu is ur next president, if you are not happy, kindly relocate

Ok

The desperation of this old criminal is so glaring. He'd probably have an heart attack when he is eventually denied the APshit ticket at the primaries.

this one dey Form senior man for us now

the way nairaland post old news is alarming oiooo

after something done do like 3weeks , una go come post am, haba now nairaland

Well maybe he owns the company that prints the PVC.

He has lost memory . electing this man will be worse that the current evil at the aso villa

Tinubu will issue a disclaimer to say he was quoted out of context. This I have seen.

Tinubu is not INEC.

Maybe you need to go read what the INEC Chairman said recently about the number of eligible voters in the country.

tamdun:
Una headache, Tinubu is ur next president, if you are not happy, kindly relocate

Says an inconsequential dingbat who knows nothing about anything.

If u like no go revalidate am.. An experienced politician is telling u fact , ur aim is to politicise it.. They tell u experience and reality is different from ur plenty theories.

Ask urself why do card readers reject some cards and make peoples vote invalid, if u like no go revalidate am and get a new PVC..

Carry ur rotten PVC hoping u LL vote. E go shock u.

Many are very foolish yet they think they are smart... Fools would soon find out on Election day that what Tinubu constantly warn them of is a fact


Jonathan and his family were humiliated at the polling boot because they never cared to validate and check the card they were holding

Thousands of people couldn't vote in Anambra even with their PVC till the election was rescheduled

Validation; the action of checking or proving the validity or accuracy of something.

Revalidation : to validate again or anew: such as. a : to make (something) legal or valid again



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Leaky brain from the peepoos man.

This man should stop embarassing himself..he should go and rest...he cant handle these naija wahala....He cant even remember things, so incoherent.....His closest people should be fair to him and let him rest

Another Joe Biden loading

Seems this baba knows what Nigerian voters don't know...