Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mutiu Agboke, yesterday, disclosed that some desperate politicians were approaching Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff to buy Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs).
Agboke, while delivering his keynote address at a seminar organised by Online Media practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN) in the state, said that 914,529 out of over 2.9 million PVCs were yet to be collected.
The REC did not reveal the identity of the politicians that approached the commission for the illicit trade.He said: “They are looking for what is not available because they know that these things are not available. This is the security report at my disposal.
“Tell those who are looking for PVCs to buy that there is none for sale in Oyo. I can assure you that no INEC staff will sell PVC to any politician. I can assure you that the process will be free in Oyo.”
While assuring residents of credible elections devoid of crisis in 2019,…
