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Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State have been accused of demanding money from applicants before releasing their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs.

The allegation surfaced in a video circulating on social media, where a resident claimed that some officials at the INEC office requested N2,000 from applicants before processing and issuing their voter cards.

According to him, one of the officials, identified simply as Mrs Otito, allegedly requested the money.

The resident said when one of the applicants insisted that voter cards are issued free of charge and attempted to record a video, an argument broke out.

He further alleged that Mrs Otito physically assaulted them during the confrontation and bit a young woman on the breast while she was trying to separate those involved.

In the footage, voices (in Igbo language) could be heard during a heated exchange.

Recall that INEC has maintained that voter registration, PVC collection, transfer of voter information, correction of personal details and replacement of lost or damaged voter cards are services provided free of charge.

The electoral body has consistently advised citizens to report any form of extortion by its officials or temporary staff involved in voter registration activities.

INEC, at the time of filing this report has not issued an official statement specifically addressing the allegations from the Onitsha South office.

Source:: https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/21/inec-officials-demand-n2000-before-releasing-pvcs-in-anambra-resident-alleges

EXPOSED: @inecnigeria Officials demand N2000 for PVC collection pic.twitter.com/0TpzFUSLp7

— NDC War Room (@NDCWarRoom) July 21, 2026

Fantastically corrupt.
robots should replace these workers to eliminate corruption.

Pieter Willem Botha, of South Africa, 1988.

"Black people cannot rule themselves because they don't have the brain and mental capacity to govern a society. Give them guns, they will kill themselves. Give them power, they will steal all the government money. Give them independence and democracy, they will use it to promote tribalism, ethnicity, bigotry, hatred, killings and war".

Decades down the line, this fact stands.

lol..


From the region where every problem is being pin on the Govt and always calling the Govt corrupt and how everyone from there is so ritheous..

There kids are online telling us they've the best parent and most incorruptible parent...

Wow! I think social media has helped us a lot in Nigeria!
But despite this, people still think they won't be captured and put online?

See as person mama Dey disgrace her family because of 2k. If she had injured herself as she fell wetin she for talk? A corrupt govt will overlook this also

Me dancing Anambra state Governor Soludo son's latest hit song: Soludo shame on to you, all power belong to Jesus



Someone should tell the DJ to increase the volume of Ozonna's hit song so people at the back can hear it better

This will not be investigated

Nobody will be held accountable

This is Tinubu’s Nigeria where government officials do whatever they like, even create fake agencies.

Zero reforms. Only propaganda

inoki247:
lol..


From the region where every problem and is being pin on the Govt and always calling the Govt corrupt and how everyone from there is so ritheous..

Is the woman not an official of the government?

What exactly is your point?

Do you know that this allegation will not be investigated and the woman punished if found to be true?

Do you know why it wont be investigated? Becasue part of the money realised from the extortion belongs to her bosses

See how the forum dry, comment section be like invisible because the thing happen somewhere not in the south west or north

no be people wey wan clean up Nigeria mess be that ?

JONZING set of people .... Billionaires still taking bribe !

ColdHunter:
Is the woman not an official of the government?

What exactly is your point?

Do you know that this allegation will not be investigated and the woman punished if found to be true?

Do you know why it wont be investigated? Becasue part of the money realised from the extortion belongs to her bosses

Lol you people are just hypocriteee...



Make excuse for anything....


So if your boss tells u to put your hand in fire you will do that...


Whatever the boss tells her that's on her she can choose to be honorable and do otherwise.


Imagine defending a corrupt official...

They did this to me in 2022
Come to think of it; who did this to us?

The will fix Nigeria and when they are done fixing it,Nigerians will be buying voters card…this thread will not get to third page but if na Lagos e happen,by now it would have gotten over 8th page.

nurudeen181:
See how the forum dry, comment section be like invisible because the thing happen somewhere not in the south west or north

Exactly! If this had happened in Lagos or Ogun, you would have seen them cursing Tinubu and Awolowo from morning till night.

They would have said Yoruba people are depriving Pinocchio Obi from winning the 2027 elections.

That's Tinubu INEC for you.

oneMalik:
no be people wey wan clean up Nigeria mess be that ?

JONZING set of people .... Billionaires still taking bribe !

ColdHunter:
Is the woman not an official of the government?

What exactly is your point?

Do you know that this allegation will not be investigated and the woman punished if found to be true?

Do you know why it wont be investigated? Becasue part of the money realised from the extortion belongs to her bosses

Always trying to defend rubbish online. Let’s call a spade a spade and stop trying to pin everything on government.

These are some of the reasons the planned state police will fail just like the existing structure....the problem of this country isn't the structure but the people operating it. There's something fundamentally wrong with the average most Nigerian

Normal thing in ALL Government establishment.

Nothing new to see.

I was at Alagbon Close to collect my International Passport and at least four Officers (in Uniform of the Immigration Service) accosted me and told me they can get it for me for a fee.

I was at the Road Safety Office at Masha, Surulere to collect my Drivers Licence Renewals, and the woman in charge was collecting 1k from people before she could check thru the piles of Licence already printed.

It is not a tribe thing, ALL of Nigeria tribes are in on this racket.

It is a shame really.

That's why some people call the Civil Service as Evil Service.

Saturnalia:
Exactly! If this had happened in Lagos or Ogun, you would have seen them cursing Tinubu and Awolowo from morning till night.

They would have said Yoruba people are depriving Pinocchio Obi from winning the 2027 elections.

Please answer this: Is Mrs Otito an Igbo woman? You already know the answer

Very soon AI will take charge of INEC when voting fully goes online. I am currently building the application that will end physical voting and vote counting

lol. Nigeria my country. Very lawless place

Dem dey vex for Anambra .

Ebin Pawan dey blow well for that side

These type of people are the problem we have in SE.

givedemwotowoto:
This will not be investigated

Nobody will be held accountable

This is Tinubu’s Nigeria where government officials do whatever they like, even create fake agencies.

Zero reforms. Only propaganda

This happened in the home town of your Messiah Pito Obi aka Lamba Man. Stop shifting the post you 🤡

Nigerians na ole, fantastically corrupt beings.. wether Ibo, Yoruba, Hausa, calabar, Edo, Ijaw, even you etc.... so no point finger... Corruption in Nigeria is a normal life for una.

inoki247:
Lol you people are just hypocriteee...



Make excuse for anything....


So if your boss tells u to put your hand in fire you will do that...


Whatever the boss tells her that's on her she can choose to be honorable and do otherwise.


Imagine defending a corrupt official...

nurudeen181:
See how the forum dry, comment section be like invisible because the thing happen somewhere not in the south west or north

If this had happened in Lagos/SW or the North, the pages would have been 6 pages by now.
But na for that side and na their mama and papa dey involved, na to ignore and look for other things to cry about.

YesDaddyTill203:
If this had happened in Lagos/SW or the North, the pages would have been 6 pages by now.
But na for that side and na their mama and papa dey involved, na to ignore and look for other things to cry about.

Stop linking up North.

Attack Alone with your bigotry mind.

Stop looking for alliance in bigotry and hate.

North don't send you

Daniel Bwala said that once they start supporting Tinubu, the brain stops working.
Look at some of the comments trying to defend INEC and blame only the individual.

Babablus, that don't know that INEC is a FG organization that should punish any staff involved in wrongdoing.

INEC failure to combat these means the leadership of INEC is an accomplice to this.

inoki247:
lol..


From the region where every problem is being pin on the Govt and always calling the Govt corrupt and how everyone from there is so ritheous..

There kids are online telling us they've the best parent and most incorruptible parent...

u dey mind them

If not that video evidence is available them for blame Tinubu

ColdHunter:
Decades down the line, this fact stands.

Nonsense talk. The same thing he said about Africans can be found in Every single race.
Russia, Ukraine are white countries and yet are just as corrupt and power drunk. Here in the United States of America corruption is big problem, they just know how to keep it out of the mainstream media but bribery and corruption is in almost every facet of the government. Of course you All know about the Gun problems in America, everyone knows how dangerous it is to live in a place like Detroit, Brooklyn etc. school kids are not even safer in their classrooms and all that.

There are a lot of countries doing way worse than black African countries, so stop swallowing racist view points concerning the black man.