{"id":22167,"date":"2018-03-13T14:12:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T13:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=22167"},"modified":"2018-03-13T14:14:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T13:14:39","slug":"inec-may-burn-unclaimed-pvcs-general-elections-%e2%80%95rec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/inec-may-burn-unclaimed-pvcs-general-elections-%e2%80%95rec\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC May Burn Unclaimed PVCs Before General Elections \u2015REC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Rufus Akeju, the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, says the Independent National Electoral Commission is considering burning unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before the 2019 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Akeju told newsmen on Monday in Akure that all attempts had been made by the commission thorough sensitisation campaign to reach out to the affected voters to collect their PVCs.<\/p>\n<p>He said the commission was making efforts almost on daily basis for voters to get their PVCs, adding that the commission may be compelled to resort t the burning of the cards or destroying them to check being used to manipulate elections.<\/p>\n<p>The REC said that the burning process would be made public for all Nigerians to witness.<\/p>\n<p>Akeju said that a total number of 1,659,186 are eligible voters and 1,288,722 cards had been distributed so far, adding that 370,464 are unclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>He also said the commission was doing everything possible to ensure a credible election that would meet with global best practices.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201c We now have new and improve data capturing for moderate and effective capturing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have introduced additional card readers in case one is malfunctioning in a particular unit,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>The REC solicited the support of all journalists in the state, saying they remain major stakeholders in educating the general public.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, urged journalists to report accurate stories they gather from INEC offices in the state without bias.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state, Mr James Sowole, promised that the union would continue to support the commission in its activities. <strong>NIGERIAN TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Rufus Akeju, the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo State, says the Independent National Electoral Commission is considering burning unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) before the 2019 general elections. 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