Over 14, 000 PVCs stolen in Rivers state – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Rivers state has said that over 14, 000 PVCs have been stolen by hoodlums in the state.

The INEC REC in the state, Gesila Khan stated this in an interview in Port Harcourt.

She said the stealing of PVCs had become a source of worry for the commission, adding that despite the theft of the PVCs, INEC had achieved about 80% distribution of the PVCs in the state.

The INEC REC, however, said the stolen PVC’s cannot be used except they were with their owners.

She also assured that over 500,000 PVCs would be distributed in the state before the general elections in two weeks time.

“All the cards that are being snatched are useless and meaningless because we are going to use a new system called card readers.

“Your card readers are just like the ATM cards. You take it there and they slot it in to confirm its yours before you are allowed to vote.

“So if you go there with another person’s voter’s card, it is meaningless. So I’m advising those of you with other people’s cards to return them to the Local Government offices.

“I’m appealing to Rivers people because we have lost a lot of cards. We have lost more than 14,000 PVCs and its so bad. This is one of the highest figures in the federation.”