Reports reaching us have confirmed that some politicians who are already candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have started buying the Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) from ignorant local people in some parts of the Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Our investugations revealed that the politicians have sent their agents to some villages in the capital city to buy the PVC from the people at the rate ranging between N700 and N1,000.
It was learnt that those who easily fall victims are the women farmers and idle adults in the remote parts of the city.
Though the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has continually said that it is ready to stem rigging in the 2015 general elections, politicians also seem set to frustrate INEC’s plan. The desperate politicians are either out to capture power at all costs or disenfranchise as many voters as possible through systemic buying of PVCs.
Meanwhile, an Islamic leader and Imam of Market Mosque in Kuje, Alhaji Saidu Ishaq has cautioned Muslims not to yield to the PVC buyers.
He made it clear to the Muslims at the Friday congregation prayer today that selling the PVC would amount to selling their birthright.
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That is an empty promise from the side of INEC. It is better we put hope in Almighty Allah and then pray to have free, fair, credible and acceptable election in 2015. We must stand and defend our vote because INEC is not reliable.