Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said about 50% of eligible
voters in Imo State are yet to get their Permanent Voter's Card (PVC).
Speaking during a press conference at the INEC state headquarters, the
newly posted Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Gabriel Ada
disclosed that some electoral Wards in eleven Local Government Areas
out of the 27 Council Areas of the State will not be part of the fresh
distribution of PVC that will commence on Thursday.
The affected LGAs include Oru East, Okigwe, Ohaji/Egbema, Ezinihitte,
Isu, Obowo, Nkwerre, Njaba, Ngor Okpala, Ideato South and Orsu Council
Area where no PVC was supplied at all.
Ada disclosed that the PVC are yet to arrive the state, but expressed
concerns that the people were yet to collect the available cards.
According to him, "the statistics of the card distribution in the
state is still below 60% and this does not augur well for a full
participatory democracy which we anticipate. This is totally
unacceptable to the Commission.
"Given this, the Commission has recommended that we go back to the
field for another ten days to distribute these PVCs to their rightful
owners, but at the Registration Area (Ward) level. This is in bid to
ensure that every Nigerian is given an opportunity to exercise his/her
franchise."
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