Ahead of the 2015 general elections in
Rivers State, more than 14,000 Permanent Voter Cards have been snatched
from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the
state.
The items, which were meant for the
forthcoming elections, were forcefully taken away by hoodlums while they
were being distributed during the collection exercise in the state.
Disclosing the development to
journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital on Friday, the State
Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Gesila Khan, said some of the
items were snatched at local government collection centres.
Khan stated that the PVCs were deposited
at the local government collection centres to enable original owners to
take delivery of them.
Expressing shock over the hoodlums’ action, Khan said it was one of the highest cases of stolen PVCs in the country.
She, however, added that the stolen cards were useless and meaningless
as a result of the introduction of card readers in the forthcoming
general elections. ...Punch
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