200,000 Uncollected PVCs In Enugu – REC
Over 200,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are yet to be collected in Enugu state, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Emeka Ononamadu has said.
According to him, “Uncollected PVC cards in the state are still on the high side and we have above 200,000 cards uncollected.”
Addressing the stakeholders’ forum between state Traditional Rulers Council and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu, Ononamadu said the state had recorded huge progress in the on-going Continue Voter Registration (CVR).
He said the exercise has so far been successful with less voters’ apathy due to the joint sensitisation embarked upon by the INEC, traditional institution in various communities and other stakeholders.
In a related development, traditional rulers in the state have praised INEC Chairman, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood and the Enugu REC, Ononamadu for the progress made so far in the on-going CVR in the state.
The traditional rulers’ commendation was contained in a two-page communiqué issued by the stakeholders’ forum in Enugu and signed by Chairman of the State Traditional Rulers’ Council, Igwe Lawrence Agubuzu.
The Forum, which had in attendance State INEC officials, noted that the hard work and ingenuity of Mahmood and Ononamadu have translated into the success recorded by CRV in the state.
It also expressed confidence in the Mahmood-led INEC’s capability to conduct free, fair and credible election in forthcoming 2019 general elections in the country.
They also lauded Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for providing and promoting peace in the state under which INEC had been able to make tremendous impact in the ongoing CVR.
The communiqué restated the Forum’s decision that names of uncollected PVCs’ owners should be displayed in various wards for their respective traditional rulers to note.
It also agreed that all traditional rulers should further sensitise their subjects on the need to collect their PVCs in readiness for next year’s general elections.
