The Independent National Electoral
Commission in Ondo State on Wednesday said it had distributed a total of
1,201,073 Permanent Voter Cards to registered voters in the state.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure.
He said that 344, 006 PVCs were yet to be collected and urged those yet to collect theirs to do so while distribution continued.
He said, “It is important to stress at
this juncture that only the PVCs would be used to vote during the
governorship poll, while the smart card readers would be used for
accreditation of voters
He added that selling of PVCs or
manipulation of the card was a grievous offence punishable under the law
with fines and/or prison term.
The REC urged the electorate in the
state to have confidence in INEC, assuring that the commission would
remain unbiased, neutral and fair to all.
In his remarks, Mr. Fatai Adams, Deputy
Chairman, People’s Democratic Party in the state, said that politicians
had become more aware that violence did not count.
Adams advised politicians to play the game according to the rules to ensure peace in the state during the election.
Similarly, Chairman of KOWA Party in the
state, Mr. Olanrewaju Atanlogun, urged INEC to tackle the inadequacy of
polling units to ensure that no one was disenfranchised.
Atanlogun, who is also the Deputy
Chairman, Conference of National Political Parties in the state, added
that INEC should also look into the security situation in the riverside
areas of the state.
On her part, Alhaja Rafat Momoh,
Chairperson, Humanitarian Activities Department of Federation of Muslim
Women’s Association of Nigeria, Ondo state chapter, appealed to parents
to check their children’s involvement in the election.
According to her, the children of
politicians are in other locations enjoying themselves, while other
people’s children are used for violence.
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