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INEC VOWS PROSECUTION OF VOTERS CARD BUYERS, SELLERS

The police have issued a stern warning that  they will launch a manhunt for politicians procuring Permanent Voter Cards for the purpose of rigging the 2023 general elections.

This came as the Independent National Electoral Commission vowed that anyone caught buying or selling PVCs would be arrested and prosecuted, warning politicians and political parties that it would not condone any illegal acts.

The development is coming on the heels of reports that some politicians were buying up PVCs and inducing voters to harvest their Voter Identification Numbers.

The INEC National Commissioner overseeing the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau states, Mohammed Haruna, had on Monday in Abuja raised the alarm that some politicians were buying PVCs ahead of the 2023 polls.

He also disclosed that two persons have been recently convicted for illegal possession of PVCs in Sokoto and Kano states.

the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of INEC, Rotimi Oyekanmi, cautioned politicians that the 2023 elections would not be “business as usual.”

VOP Lagos

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