Most Christians in Enugu on Sunday, boycotted Church services for the
collection of their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs ) at the Independent
National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) collection centres.
collection of their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs ) at the Independent
National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) collection centres.
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| Permanent Voters Cards |
Some of the electorate told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu
that they took the action as Monday would be their last opportunity to
collect the PVCs, as announced by INEC.
that they took the action as Monday would be their last opportunity to
collect the PVCs, as announced by INEC.
A medical doctor, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN that she came to
collect her PVC from the hospital where she had just finished her night
shift duty and as a result could not attend church service.
collect her PVC from the hospital where she had just finished her night
shift duty and as a result could not attend church service.
“I cannot go to Church today, I am coming directly from the hospital
because I was on night duty and due to the PVC collection, I decided to
boycott church service.
because I was on night duty and due to the PVC collection, I decided to
boycott church service.
“Because without it I will not be able to vote, “she said.
Mr Kelechi Nwani, an electorate of ward six in Enugu South Local
Government Area, said he had been at the INEC collection centre since 8:
00 a.m., and had yet to be attended to since the past two hours.
Government Area, said he had been at the INEC collection centre since 8:
00 a.m., and had yet to be attended to since the past two hours.
According to Nwani, his PVC has not been found, adding that other
electorate in his ward had been waiting for INEC officials responsible
for the distribution of ward six PVCs to resume duty.
electorate in his ward had been waiting for INEC officials responsible
for the distribution of ward six PVCs to resume duty.
Mrs Veronica Ugwueze said she did not attend church service because
she needed the PVC to exercise her voting rights during the elections.
she needed the PVC to exercise her voting rights during the elections.
“I have to come to this INEC collection centre for my PVC, because I
really want to vote my choice of candidate, though; it seems the
officers are delaying in distributing the cards to their owners.
really want to vote my choice of candidate, though; it seems the
officers are delaying in distributing the cards to their owners.
“I commend the INEC for extending the PVC collection in all the
states, this goes to show how much ready INEC is in the forthcoming
general elections,” she said.
states, this goes to show how much ready INEC is in the forthcoming
general elections,” she said.
Mr Emmanuel Ogbodo told NAN that he came with his wife and three children to collect their PVCs as they were all eligible voters.
“As a family, we came all the way from Agbani Road to collect our
PVCs because it is our right to vote and we will vote according to our
conscience on Feb 16,” Ogbodo said.
PVCs because it is our right to vote and we will vote according to our
conscience on Feb 16,” Ogbodo said.
He called on INEC not to allow politicians to collect other people’s PVCs other than theirs to avoid vote buying.
Meanwhile, Mr Thomas Olawuyi, the Electoral Officer for INEC PVC
collection centre in Enugu South said that there had been a large
turnout in the collection of PVC.
collection centre in Enugu South said that there had been a large
turnout in the collection of PVC.
He said that many people had collected their PVC while others were still waiting to collect.
He noted that the inability of some electorate to find their PVC could be due to improper capturing during registration.
The electoral officer, however, commended the electorate for turning out in their large number for the collection of their PVC.
Olawuyi urged them to be patient, assuring them that INEC was ready to distribute PVCs to those who came to collect theirs.
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