Barely 45 days to the conduct of the general elections, an interfaith group has raised the alarm over alleged deliberate denial of access to PVCs based on ethnic and partisan considerations, and has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to speedily address “old politics” that could disenfranchise Nigerians registered for the exercise. The […]
Barely 45 days to the conduct of the general elections, an interfaith group has raised the alarm over alleged deliberate denial of access to PVCs based on ethnic and partisan considerations, and has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to speedily address "old politics" that could disenfranchise Nigerians registered for the exercise. The…
The group, ‘Community Life Project/ReclaimNaija’ in collaboration with religious leaders on Tuesday observed sundry other lapses and urged INEC to endeavour “to get it right at the various stages and processes from pre-election to Election Day”, so as to allay the heightening fear that a large percentage of the over six million voters without PVC could be disenfranchised.
He particularly noted that “there are still stories reflecting the old politics of PVC distribution where in some state and LG offices it is said that people are deliberately denied access to their PVCs based on ethnic or partisan considerations, which indicate manipulations to disenfranchise citizens.
Akanji who was also joined by Rt Rev Ini Ukpuho, Coordinating Chaplain, National Christian Center, and Rev Uzoaku Williams, Assistant General Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria further expressed concern over the heightened insecurity in the land. He also called on religious as well as opinion leaders to use their amplified voices to push for issues that are important and relevant to the overall well-being of the country.
“We must remind ourselves that we have a moral obligation to protect poor and vulnerable citizens, especially people at the grassroots and in our rural communities. We should not look the other way as the poverty and ignorance of our vulnerable population are being exploited by unscrupulous forces who are buying their PVC and votes.
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