Politics

INEC raises the alarm over PVC’s cloning in Imo

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6 years ago

December 16, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission has raised the alarm over cloning of Permanent Voter Cards by yet -to-be – identified people in Imo state.The INEC ’ s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof Francis Ezeonu , made this known on Friday in Owerri, the state capital , during the unveiling of ‘ The Amalgamation of Imo Professional Bodies and Associations ’ .

He urged the people to stop handing over their PVCs to anybody .

Ezeonu , who said that some politicians were working to undermine the commission ’ s efforts in making sure that the elections were credible, insisted that “votes will count in Imo state in 2019 . ”

The REC stated , “ I have come to appeal to you to make sure that people collect their PVCs. As we speak , there are 500 , 000 unclaimed PVCs in Imo .

“This election that I am in charge must count . Nobody will rig elections because we are working hard to ensure transparent processes . Tell your people to go and collect their PVCs. ”

The Chairman, AIPA , Chief Emeka Diwe , said the association was working with INEC and other relevant stakeholders to ensure that the elections were credible.