WHILE it still remains sketchy if the governorship election would hold as planned in Bayelsa State on Saturday, Watching the Vote Project of YIAGA AFRICA, Thursday accused electorate in the state of selling their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) for cash.

The Not for Profit election monitoring group in Bayelsa described PVC trading as a predominant electoral offense recorded just two days to the election.

“The buying and selling of PVCs was one of the predominant election malpractices recorded in the pre-election environment. The findings from all four observation reports revealed that PVCs were purchased for N500,” the report stated.

Implication of the trend, the observers noted, could undermine the credibility of the electioneering process by manipulating the procedures of accreditation and voting.

In addition, the group highlighted the likelihood of selected voters being disenfranchised due to flooding in riverine communities. The affected communities include Southern Ijaw, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Ekeremor, Sagbama, and Yenagoa Local Government Areas.

While describing flooding as a major problem to the planned poll, YIAGA expressed concerns on poor documentation, revealing where voters in flooded communities are located or relocated YAIGA noted that this development before the polls would greatly hamper the process of democracy.

Other issues of concern on the Bayelsa Governorship election include high-security threats, recruitment of thugs and arms stockpiling for which locations like Brass, Southern Ijaw, Sagbama and Yenagoa have been flagged are factors that might lead to low voter’s participation.

READ MORE: https://www.icirnigeria.org/bayelsa-poll-pvc-sold-for-n500-yiaga-indicts-electorate-in-pre-election-report/

N500 na em be say the hunger really strong

Same way too with kogi state. It's votes buying spree in tomorrow's election.

Bad people

Poverty has finished Nigerians..
Electronic voting is the way forward..
Else electoral malpractice will continue

this ''buying and selling of pvc'' is misleading to a layman.

Just say ''buying and selling of vote''
shekanah.

we are always the architect of our own problem.

I really intended to laugh, but i turn around crying!, after reading the story.
With only 500 pomo, the victory is sure.!!
Un, my country, to be faithful?
What of loyal and honest?
To save, (save who?)
with all my strength ( #500)

where is the unity,
to uphold what? (gun)...........

Hello! Do we have the captains on board ?

Oh Lord! What a nation we are. This country bleeds of corruption, too much unnecessary death and fear.. How did we as a people missed it? How can Nigeria be great with these evil in the land? E go better that was what our ancestors said but we still living by that phrase and it is getting worse... This country is gradually going into abyss

bonranty74:
igbo pipu ehn

visit other parts of the country you wouldn't, how is Bayelsa Igbo land?

Normal Level

It's pathetic.We are the architects of our own problems?N500?.This can't even feed a man in a day in present day Nigeria.

There is nothing sketchy or uncertain whether the election will hold. INEC has said that it will only take atomic bomb to stop the election from holding. meaning it must hold. But the electorates should be ashamed of themselves to have resorted to selling the destiny of their state for just N500.

bonranty74:
igbo pipu ehn

Lack of exposure or should I say you aren't educated enough to know they are no Igbo. Probably you need attention, you didn't read through or you are so dumb.
I'm not from the SE though

This present administration has really damaged Nigeria. No rule and order anymore

This is Nigeria..

nyanmiri

Which would be recouped a thousand fold

bonranty74:
igbo pipu ehn they concerns on poor documentation

Read yours again
You see why it's good to go to school, and be educated?

bonranty74:
igbo pipu ehn they concerns on poor documentation

Wetin concern Bayelsa and igbo.. you see your life.. you're already obsessed with anything igbo..

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Do we have moderators on this NL, what's all this?

Good idea. Good luck to buyers and sellers.

Selling their birth rate for a pot of porridge

helinues:
Selling their birth rate for a pot of porridge

Is it your birth Rate

contigiency:
There is nothing sketchy or uncertain whether the election will hold. INEC has said that it will only take atomic bomb to stop the election from holding. meaning it must hold. But the electorates should be ashamed of themselves to have resorted to selling the destiny of their state for just N500.

Chief, I can tell you people no longer care about who emerge victorious so far the candidate can pay for the PVC. There's hunger in the land and this current administration is adamant in letting it persist.

Illiteracy is the problem of this country,