The Independent National Electoral Commission has denied allegations that some of its officials are involved in the sale of Permanent Voter Cards in Edo State ahead of the 21 September Governorship Election.
A civic group, Transparency for Electoral Systems Advocacy, in a petition dated 23 August 2024, alleged that
uncollected PVCs were being sold to politicians in the state.
In response to this claim, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, on Monday, labelled the allegations as baseless, challenging TESA to provide concrete evidence to support their assertions.
“The allegation by Transparency for Electoral Systems Advocacy (TESA) accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of selling uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to politicians in Edo State is untrue.
“The Commission does not sell but issues PVCs free of charge to only registered voters,” Oyekanmi stated,…