TOPIC
Low PVC Collection: Implication And Way Forward.
INTRODUCTION
It is 27 days until the first leg of the 2023 general elections when the Presidential and National Assembly polls will be held. To be able to vote, Nigerians need the Permanent Voters Card, PVC to be able to vote.
However, the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has continuously bemoaned the low collection of PVCs across the country.
The collections were initially billed to end today, Sunday, January 29, 2023. However, it was extended to February 5, 2023.
What led to this?
There have been complaints of queues. What is causing that?
The Cross River State office claims that less than 10 percent of PVCs were collected in the last general elections.
And, out of almost 234,000 people who applied during the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise which ended last year, less than 64,000 had collected their PVCs as at January 10, 2023.
What could have caused this?
With an extension by a week, what can be done?
Is there any hope of a change in the dynamics?
These and more form the basis of this week’s ‘The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo’ with the topic: “Low PVC Collection: Implication And Way Forward.”
The Country Director of Citizens Solutions Network, Richard Inoyo was the guest for this episode.
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