INEC should scrap PVCs, adopt driver’s licences, passports for polls: Yiaga Africa

Yiaga Africa, a non-governmental organisation promoting participatory democracy, human rights, and civic participation, has called for the abolition of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as the sole means of voter identification during elections.

Hussaini Abdu, YIAGA Africa board chairman, made the call in Abuja on Friday during the official presentation of the organisation’s report on Nigeria’s 2023 general election.

Mr Adbu said the measure would address the myriad of challenges associated with collecting PVCs and voter accreditation, which disenfranchises many voters during elections.

He stressed the need to review the requirement for voter identification following the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System that stores biometric information of voters.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should, therefore, abolish the use of PVC and adopt the use of other legally acceptable means of identification for voter verification such as driver’s license,…