By Mandy Park
Labour Party (LP) spokesperson, Dr. Yunusa Tanko has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of distribution of Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC), by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He said the development has raised serious doubts about INEC’s preparedness to deliver credible elections in 2023.
In a tweet from his verified handle @YunusaTanko, he called on all Nigerians to demand for the provision of the PVC’S to save the nation’s democracy and the actualisation of the 2023 general election.
He declared yesterday, Sunday 9, Operation demand for your PVC’S.
‘This agitation will continue until all PVC’S are collected”” he wrote.
Tanko said Nigerians should stand up and demand from the INEC an urgent release of their PVCs to avoid being denfranchised in the forthcoming elections.
According to him “with the rate INEC is handling the distributions of the PVCs; it is obvious that many newly registered voters will end up not picking their PVCs.”
He further urged Professor Mammoud Yakubu-led Electoral body to live up to its promises of delivering a free, fair and credible election come 2023 by ensuring that all registered voters got their PVCs without further delay.