INEC raises alarm: Politicians inducing voters with money, buying PVCs
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. *A worrisome development — PDP, *Those who weaponized poverty behind purchase of PVCs — LP, *Politicians creating problems for electoral system —Afenifere, *INEC must invalidate stolen, bought PVCs — PANDEF, *INEC left openings for manipulation — Ohanaeze THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, raised the alarm that some politicians have been buying up Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, and financially inducing unsuspecting voters to harvest their Voter Identification Numbers ahead of the 2023 general elections. The revelation by INEC, however, elicited angry reactions from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Labour Party, LP, and regional bodies such as the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Middle Belt Forum, MBF. Politicians buying PVCs from voters, INEC raises alarm Raising the alarm during the launch of #YourVoteMatters project by an election observe...