“Our staff members do not need to search for anything on the internet. All they need to do is to give people their voter cards.”
The INEC’s Head, Public Affairs Unit in Abia, Bamidele Oyetunji, issued the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Aba on Monday.
“Our staff members do not need to search for anything on the internet. All they need to do is to give people their voter cards. NAN reports that some residents of Aba have accused some INEC officials of collecting N500 from prospective voters before issuing them their cards.A resident, Ijeoma Bernard, said she was asked to pay N500 as a “verification fee” before she was given her card.
One resident, Iheanaetu Roseline, expressed worries that her card could not be found after the stress she passed through to get registered.
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