PVC Distribution: We Have No Confidence In INEC – CDHR

The Ogun State chapter of the Committee for the Defense of Human Rights has passed a vote of no confidence on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its leadership against the backdrop of the various challenges facing the distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards in the state. At a peaceful match held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to the state headquarters of the electoral body, the Chairman of the Committee, Mr Folarin Olayinka, seized the occasion to demand PVC be distributed to residents without further delay.

Meanwhile, the electoral body in the state has denounced the presence of alien PVCs in Ogun State as alleged by the state Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, during his visit to the commission’s office in Abeokuta, last week. While passing a vote of no confidence on the leadership of the electoral body, the CDHR however, demanded explanation on the alleged fabrication of figures for some state in the north-east under Boko Haram insurgency.

In his response to most of the issues raised, the administrative Secretary of the Commission in the state said 795,962 PVC had been distributed so far, representing 56.7% of registered voters in the state but denied any alien voter card in the state as alleged. He however, assured residents of the state that the commission is doing the needful to ensure residents have access to the cards before the general elections.

Source - channelstv