APC in Ebonyi warns voters against sale of their PVCs
The All progressives Congress in Ebonyi State has warned voters in the state against selling their Permanent Voter Cards.
The party’s Chairman Mr Eze Nwachukwu, made the caution on Saturday while speaking in Isiaka during the inauguration of an 8-man Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) mobilisation committee for Ivo Local Government Area of the state.
He said the warbing became necessary following reports he had received of some people luring voters to part with their PVCs for money.
He said the party had heard that some people were going about collecting Permanent Voters Cards from unsuspecting owners in exchange for employment in the state Civil Service, or to give them government sponsored empowerment benefits.
He therefore urged them to hold on to their PVCs as it is a means through which they could exercise their franchise during the polls. “Please do not exchange, sell or give out your PVC for any reason because that is the only power and right available to you as a citizen, to freely participate in choosing your leaders,” Mr. Nwachukwu said.
He added; “Selling and buying of voter cards is a crime; if you give up your PVC; you have surrendered the power, right and privileges conferred on you by the constitution to exercise your franchise.”
The Chairman urged the people to report anybody that indulged in the act of collecting, buying, selling or hoarding of voters cards, to the police.
He also called on members of the committee to communicate with the leadership of the party in all the wards to ensure that members were mobilised to register and collect their cards.
“We want make sure that no one is left unregistered, hence the mandate of this committee is to move round the wards, communities and villages in the council and mobilise people to register for their PVC.
“You are to report to the state secretariat on daily basis, the number of registered voters per polling booth, as well as number of voters registered at the ward level.
“You should report to us any action that will undermine effective registration of prospective voters in any part of the Council, for prompt action.
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