The
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State has said it may
burn unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before the 2019 election.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner
(REC), Rufus Akeju, gave the hint on Monday in Akure while addressing
journalists.
Mr. Akeju was the REC in Osun
before he was posted to Ondo. He has since resumed duties since January.
He said despite attempts to
sensitise voters to come forward to pick their cards, about 370,464 cards were
ye to be claimed their owners.
“The commission is making efforts
almost on daily basis for voters to get their PVCs and if eventually some of
them are not collected, the commission may decide to burn it or make it unusable
as to avoid using it to manipulate the coming election,” he said.
Mr. Ajeku said when the commission
eventually decides on burning the cards, the process would be transparent and
open for all to see.
He said that a total number of
1,659,186 are eligible voters and 1,288,722 cards have been distributed so far.
“We now have new and improve data
capturing for moderate and effective capturing,” he said.
“We have introduced additional
card readers in case one is malfunctioning in particular unit.”
He assured that the commission was
prepared to deliver credible and improved elections in the future.
He
solicited the support of journalists as stakeholders in the commission’s bid to
succeed.
The Chairman of Nigeria Union of
Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State, James Sowole, who welcomed the new REC to the
state, promised that the union would support the commission in the task of
delivering credible elections.
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