A few weeks to Nigeria’s general elections, many residents of Katagum local government area of Bauchi State who voted in previous elections are still uncertain about exercising their voting rights this time around. Their possible disfranchisement is not of their making. A devastating flood that swept away homes in many parts of the country last year not only destroyed their properties but also their vital documents, including their permanent voter cards.
A devastating flood that swept away homes in many parts of the country last year not only destroyed their properties but also their vital documents, including their permanent voter cards.
No eligible voter can vote without PVC, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission. Hence, those who had registered but have either lost their voter card or never collected it from INEC cannot vote during the 2023 general elections. WikkiTimes gathered that more than 120 people in Gara could not trace the whereabouts of their PVCs after the flood. They complained that INEC had not made alternative arrangements for them to participate in the elections.
Gamawa is surrounded by River Jama’are which flows from mountains in Plateau State and Hadeja River in Jigawa State flowing from Kano State alluvial plains that support all year-round farming activities. Hauwa’u Abdullahi, 30, whose thatch house was swept away in the flood has given up hope of voting in the general elections.
“INEC should consider us by making a special provision to accommodate exigencies of our type,” said Furera Idi, a 25-year-old resident of Kore. “I took up their complaints, but nothing was done in response to the cries yet,” Garba said. “Our hopes remain as high as ever,” he added.
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