The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State has said that the commission has re-strategise so as to ensure that every electorates pick their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) within the slated date and before the February 2015 polls. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Edwin Nwatarari, disclosed this at Ojoto, Idemili South Local Government Area at a stakeholders’ forum in furtherance of INECs tour in all its offices in 21 council areas. According to Mr. Nwatarari, the tour was geared towards ensuring that all the registered voters in the state obtain their PVC s prior to the forthcoming general elections, adding that they were committed to displaying the names of registrants at their various polling booths. He, however called on the stakeholders and politicians to work in synergy with the commission with a view to creating desired awareness for registered voters to pick up their PVC, and therein prevent apathy recorded in turn out of voters in the state to pick their PVC s by registered voters in the state. Similarly, Nwatarari, while adding that voters the distribution has gone done to ward levels, further disclosed that registrants in 2014, including those who did inter or intra state transfer would be issued their PVC from Jan 24 (as soon as their PVCs are made available). The REC reminded the Eos that collection of PVC must not be by proxy cautioning INEC officers to play by the rule as any mark of illegality would not be tolerated by the commission. He then informed stakeholders not to hesitate in reporting any abnormality to the commission via the telephone numbers (08033241330 and 080 33096613). On her part, the State INEC Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mrs Nkechi Offong noted that the new REC has devised a good workable means in appealing to the minds of the people on the need for PVC collection, adding that reasonable result would be achieved at the end of the tour. Earlier, the Chairman of Idemili South Local Government Area, Mr Henry Ezenwa , and his counterpart from Oyi Council Area, commended INEC for organizing the forum at a very important time like now, and vowed to support in ensuring its hitch-free. Some participants at the forum Mr Onyebuchi Ezeaagbor ,Mr Vincent Anyakora,Chief Ikechukwu Nnalue and Mrs Agnes Odogwu said that INEC have challenged the voters in the council and promised to create the needed awareness. follow on twitter @anambrastate_ng
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 02:35:42 +0000
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