2023 Election: INEC debunks fake news alert, says No PVC No Voting

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Against the false news circulating in the last few days on different social media channels, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to say that anyone without Permanent Voter Card (PVC) will not be allowed to vote during the elections on Saturday.

The message stated that registered voters who could not get their PVCs can still vote in the elections. The message was circulated more on WhatsApp, and it has also been shared on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media networks.

The message reads: 

“Even if you are registered but couldn’t get your PVC, go to http://cvr.inecnigeria.org/vvs, type in your State, LGA, your last name and first name, your date of birth, and send.” 

“Print out your displayed info, go to your polling unit on election day, present it to INEC Officials during accreditation and they will allow you to thumbprint on BVAS, which will confirm you by bringing out that same info you are holding, then, you are accredited to vote.”

Attention!!! Have u registered for ur PVC, but wasn't issued? Latest information from INEC is that everyone can vote, with or without PVC. Check the information below for more details pic.twitter.com/OzurnanieV

— Chuks Dollars (@chuks_dollars) February 23, 2023

Rotimi Oyekanmi, INEC spokesperson, spoke with our source on Friday, saying the message is false, and asked Nigerians to disregard it.

“The message is not from INEC. It is fake. To be sure, our policy of no PVC, no voting remains,” he said.

“We urge Nigerians to disregard the fake narrative. Every eligible voter is required to have his or her permanent voter card (PVC) at the ready when polling units open tomorrow Saturday 25th February at 8.30 am. No voter without a PVC will be allowed to vote.”

Also, Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairperson, speaking during a media briefing at the national collation centre on Thursday, reiterated the commission’s requirement for a PVC before voting.

“The procedure for voting as provided in the Electoral Act 2022, clearly makes the use of the BVAS mandatory. So also, the use of the permanent voter’s card (PVC). The no PVC, no voting rule subsists,” he said.

Source: thecable.ng

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