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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Monday told President Goodluck Jonathan that he might not vote during the next month’s general elections because he had yet to collect his Permanent Voter Card.

Jonathan, who was in the Sokoto State in continuation of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential campaign, visited the religious leader to seek his blessing.

The Sultan said it was imperative for the Federal Government to do everything within its powers to ensure that no eligible voter was disenfranchised. He said, “Let us respect people’s wishes; let’s not try to disenfranchise anybody.

“We have had issues of the Permanent Voter Cards and I want to tell you that even myself, I don’t have a PVC, so it means I will not vote on February 14. “So, we have to look for a way out, it is for your government to now look for what to do, how to ensure that all the cards get to the voters before the voting day or in the alternative, find a way out because for any problem there is a solution.

“We believe you will find a solution as regard this very serious hitch facing us because millions of Nigerians seem to be heading towards disenfranchisement and they won’t be able to vote. I have heard comments from the INEC Chairman, (Prof. Attahiru Jega), but we are still waiting for our cards to come.”

The religious leader expressed concerns that campaigns ahead of the general elections were taking religious colouration instead of being issue-based.

He urged all candidates to embrace peace and also caution their supporters against violence. The religious leader urged the government to work hard to end insecurity in parts of the country.

He added, “As the leader of the Muslims in this country, I will not fail to intimate the President and his government with the problems Muslims face in this country, that is our own area of attention as Muslim leaders. “We care about how we live as a people and we are very worried about how we are living now as a people and God Almighty who placed leadership of the country on your shoulders, we feel we must always alert you on how we have been living.

“I will say never a time in this country’s history that we face very serious challenges like what are facing now. “The whole politicking had been turned into either religion or ethnic matters and this should not be so because we see what happens across the world. “We are worried because religion had been brought into it, we made it very clear in 2011, there is no way religion should be part of the election
campaigns or even the election itself.

“As you have seen here, I think there are more Muslims in this room than Christians and coming here now to come for prayers for success of your campaigns goes to show that as the leader of the Muslims, I have no choice than to pray for you.

” The Sultan advised the President on the need to tackle insecurity and unemployment. “On insecurity issues facing us in all parts of country, we have heard campaign promises left, right and centre but we want to hear from our political leaders, how do you intend to resolve the security issues? How do you intend to tackle unemployment? How do you intend to tackle the rot in education? “These are issues that should concern the various political leaders instead of mudslinging, calling each other names and whatever.

“We are very worried what we see in newspapers, watch on television and hear comments from our people, brothers and friends. “Politics of this country have now been turned into a war, families are being divided, friends have become enemies just because of seeking for political office,” he lamented.

He wished the Jonathan’s campaign team well in its endeavours as he prayed for peaceful and fair elections. Jonathan told the Sultan that his administration was committed to transforming the country.

it is time for INEC to do the needful.
Cos i was in dere office yesterday but dey disapoint everybody dere.

Somthing is actually wrong in the distribution

HACKPASTOR:
it is time for INEC to do the needful.
Cos i was in dere office yesterday but dey disapoint everybody dere.

Heard a rumour that they would resort to the TVC. Don't know if its true sha.

Martins301:
Heard a rumour that they would resort to the TVC. Don't know if its true sha.

Yep, if pple were not givin d PVC bfor d election, dey will make uses of d TVC.

zone77:
Somthing is actually wrong in the distribution

Apart from INEC not having their presence very close to the people so they can easily collect it, people are also contributing to the problem by refusing to go to INEC offices to collect their PVCs.

Like many other millions of eligible Nigerian voters out there, no PVC. Is this not part of rigging

HACKPASTOR:
Yep, if pple were not givin d PVC bfor d election, dey will make uses of d TVC.

The TVCs cannot be read with the socalled 'machines' that INEC will be deploying for the election.

Martins301:
The TVCs cannot be read with the socalled 'machines' that INEC will be deploying for the election.

they better reprogram d damn machine

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ALL NIGERIANS ARE FED UP OF MEDIOCRITY. CORRUPTION. INSINCERITY. LIES. MISPLACED PRIORITIES. IMPUNITY. WICKEDNESS. ETC AND SO BY THE GRACE OF GOD ALMIGHTY,TOGETHER WE WILL VOTE OT MR. CORRUPTION. "STEALING IS NOT CORRUPTION ". ALL NIGERIAN MUST VOTE EITHER WITH TEMPORARY VOTERS CARD ,OR WITH THE SO CALLED PVC.
NOTE GOODLUCK JONATHAN DOES NOT WANT YOU TO VOTE WITH THE TEMPORARY VOTERS CARD. ALSO GOODLUCK JONATHAN DOES NOT WANT TO GIVE OUT THE SO CALLED PVC. NIGERIANS DONT NEED THAT CLUELESS PVC NOW.
GIVE US YOUR WAYO PVC AFTER ELECTIONS.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT JEGA AND PDP ARE PLANNING TO DO.
TO DISENFRANCHISE THE MAJORITY OF NIGERIANS NOT TO VOTE.
IT WILL NOT WORK

Hit Like For #GMB 2015 and Change For #GEJ 2015

Japhet04:
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Bro early this morning you don dey book space? Hah!

Wait for Jonathan to go and collect it for you..Anyway INEC should just distribute the damn thing ..Thousands of people waited in vain yesterday at INEC office in my state..What is wrong with them?

CyberWolf:
Wait for Jonathan to go and collect it for you ..Anyway INEC should just distribute the damn thing ..Thousands of people waited in vain yesterday at INEC office in my state..What is wrong with them?

Are you refering to the Sultan?

Martins301:
Are you refering to the Sultan?

No I'm referring to you

CyberWolf:
No I'm referring to you

Incoherent thought and speech pattern, and uneccessary verbal and physical attack is a pointer to low self esteem. Please change. This is 2015 and u are nt getting younger.

Martins301:
Incoherent thought and speech pattern, and uneccessary verbal and physical attack is a pointer to low self esteem. Please change. This is 2015 and u are nt getting younger.

I've noticed you. Now,swerve one side

Logically, Sultan is saying that he will not be voting for Jonathan but Buhari


Sai Buhari

aare07:
Logically, Sultan is saying that he will not be voting for Jonathan but Buhari


Sai Buhari

You are putting words in the Sultan's mouth

Jonathan has instructed INEC TO withold the SO called PVC CARDS SO AS TO DISENFRANCHISE THE MAJORITY OF APC VOTTERS. My INEC friend told me in strict CONFIDENTIALITY.
THIS WICKED EVIL EBOLA JONATHAN IS USING THIS PVC CONFISCATION AS HIS MASTER STROKE TO RIG THE ELECTIONS.
ALL NIGERIANS SHOULD BE ALLOWRD TO VOTE WITH OR WITHOUT JONATHANS PVC.
PVC IS A SCAM.
WE WILL ALL FIND OUT SOON.