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PVCs Now Available For Collection – INEC

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5 years ago

August 18, 2021

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) are now available for collection in all of its offices across Ogun State.

INEC said those who were registered during the previous Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise should visit the local government offices of INEC for the collection of their voter cards.

The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ogun State, Prof. Abdulganiyu Raji, made this known during a presentation at a one-day stakeholders conference on continuous voters registration, held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, on Wednesday.

The conference, which was organised by the office of the Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Students’ Matters, Azeez Adeyemi, had as its theme, ‘INEC Continuous Registration Exercise and Students Civic Responsibility.’

During his presentation, the Ogun REC maintained that the ongoing voters registration exercise was made online to reduce the worrying cases of voter apathy in Nigeria.

According to him, out of the 84 million people that registered for the 2019 elections, only a paltry 27 per cent turned out to vote during the polls.

Raji urged students to use the online links to get registered for the next elections; maintaining, however, that the registration process is not yet completed until applicants’ fingerprints are captured at designated INEC offices.

He added that the commission was yet to move its machines to registration areas because of the security situation of the country, saying the commission was being distracted by attacks on its facilities across the nation.

He explained that the masses should be blamed for election rigging and not INEC staff, who he said do not play any major roles on election days when adhoc staff must have been employed.

The REC urged those who want to transfer their PVC from one place to another to visit INEC offices in their new location to do so.

Earlier, the Special Assistant on Students’ Matters, Adeyemi, said the conference was coming at a time that the nation’s democracy was undergoing trials from all fronts, especially with the agitations for secession being championed in some parts of the country.

In order to ensure Ogun youths perform their civic responsibilities in electing good leaders, Adeyemi said his office had “taken it upon itself to launch this exercise with the aim of capturing not less than Fifty Thousand (50,000) fresh voters from the students’ consistency in Ogun State.”

This, he said, “is to ensure that students of tertiary institutions, who are 18 and above, register and take part in the election come 2023.”

Calling for unity in Nigeria, Adeyemi stressed that, “It is high time we all joined hands together to ensure that we salvage Nigeria from this threat of disintegration.

“We must not succumb to the selfish and unpatriotic interest of a few disgruntled elements to bring down the only place we can call our home.

“The survival and progress of Ogun State in particular, and Nigeria in general, remains our primary responsibility and focus at this time.”

(DAILY POST)

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Defection: Peter Obi Simply Looking For ‘Food Is Ready’ Party – Wike

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3 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his recent defection.

Speaking during a media parley on Wednesday, Wike said Obi is looking for a ‘food is ready’ political party.

The minister said, “Obi was in APGA, he couldn’t build APGA. He went to Labour, he ran away again from Labour. All he’s looking for is food is ready political party.”

Recall that Obi and Rabi’u Kwankwaso, former presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, on Sunday officially joined the NDC ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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2027: Nobody Wants Fubara – Wike

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4 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that there is widespread support for Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to return in 2027.

Speaking during his monthly media parley on Wednesday in Abuja, Wike suggested that Fubara can’t claim to enjoy unanimous backing from the public.

He explained that the political crisis in Rivers State had earlier been addressed through the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, particularly during impeachment proceedings initiated against Fubara.

According to Wike, the President advised all parties to embrace peace, leading to the withdrawal of the impeachment move by the State House of Assembly after agreements were reached.

Wike, however, alleged that the governor failed to fully adhere to the terms agreed during the arbitration process.

Reacting to claims that the people were urging Fubara to seek re-election in 2027, Wike rejected the assertion, insisting that such narratives were misleading.

Wike maintained that appearing before the President for arbitration required respect for the outcome, noting that all parties were expected to uphold their commitments.

He said: “The President, intervened in the impeachment proceeding. I said withdraw, let their be peace. And the governor said, look, I’m ready for peace. Look, I’m no longer interested for this. I will not do this. The Assembly went and withdrew the impeachment.

“Having withdrawn the impeachment, he is now too smart on what you agreed before the President. It’s like when you go on arbitration.”

Wike continued, “This one is what I don’t like. Nobody wants anybody. Please, don’t tell me that. Excuse me.

You can go and tell that to the market people or children. Two years that people say he should come out. Who told you that?

“Which politician will say that I was sleeping they came and woke me? Even if people people come to wake you, can’t you say, no, I won’t do it. I’m not prepared for it.

“That you appeared before a President of the country on arbitration, the two parties on arbitration, and these people respected Mr. President, and have done their own part.”

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2027: Wike Opens Up On Preferred Rivers Guber Candidate

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4 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday said he hasn’t endorsed any candidate for the Rivers state gubernatorial election in 2027.

Wike stated this on Wednesday during his monthly media parley in Abuja.

Wike said that the endorsement will come only after a meeting by the joint coalition in the state.

He said: “I haven’t endorsed anybody. And I can’t endorse anybody until the joint coalition meets.”

DAILY POST reports that questions have been raised concerning the fate of current governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, in 2027.

The FCT Minister was reported to have endorsed former State Commissioner for Works, Alabo Dakorinama George Kelly, as his preferred candidate for the Rivers State governorship election.

Sources told DAILY POST that Wike settled for George after a closed-door meeting with key political stakeholders in Port Harcourt on Monday.