INEC officials fail to show up at collection centres

Residents of Imota community, Ikorodu, Lagos State yesterday complained that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not show up at the designated areas where they were supposed to be issued permanent voter cards (PVC).
Some of them spoke during the National Orientation Agency’s campaign on voters’ education and security consciousness, held at the palace of the Ranolu of Imota, Oba Ajibade Bakare-Agoro.
They said that it would disenfranchise many people as some of them might not collect their PVC within the stipulated time.
Responding, the Lagos State director of NOA, Mr. Waheed Ishola, urged the people to take the exercise seriously, stressing that it was the only way they could elect good leaders.
Ishola said: “The PVC is very important. All you have to do is to visit the area and collect it. It is the only guarantee that you will cast your vote. And once you have it, you don’t need to go through another exercise again because it is permanent.
“For those who lost their temporary cards issued by INEC, all they should do is to check the register. Once their names are located on the register, they will be issued their PVC,” he said.
The traditional ruler of Imota, Oba Bakare-Agoro thanked NOA for educating the people towards their civic responsibilities.