INEC may burn unclaimed PVCs before 2019 elections
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we now have new and improve data capturing for moderate and effective capturing1 the independent national electoral commission is considering burning unclaimedpermanent voter cards pvcs before next years general elections1 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 to burning of the cards or destroying them to check being used to manipulate elections1 the rec said that the burning process would be made public for all nigerians to witness1 akeju said in ondo state 1659186 people have been registered as eligible voters and 1288722 cards had been distributed so far adding that 370464 pvcs are unclaimed1 he also said the commission was doing everything possible to ensure a credible election that would meet with global best practices1 dr rufus akeju the new resident electoral commissioner rec in ondo statetold newsmen on monday in akure that inec is considering the option since all attempts had been made in vain by the commission thorough sensitisation campaign to reach out to the affected voters to collect their pvcs1 we have introduced additional card readers in case one is malfunctioning in a particular unit he said1 the rec solicited the support of all journalists in the state saying they remain major stakeholders in educating the general public1 he however urged journalists to report accurately stories they gather from inec offices in the state without bias1 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 activities1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that akeju was the immediate past rec in osun before his posting to ondo state1