Election: ‘1,922,127 voters get PVC as police, INEC ready for credible poll in A’Ibom’

Isaac Job, Uyo

Ahead of Saturday presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Akwa Ibom police command said they were ready to conduct free and credible election as the electoral body has released over one million permanent voters cards (PVC) to eligible voters in the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom Mr Mike Igini while addressing Chairmen of political parties, security operatives, INEC officials and other stakeholders at the state police headquarters, Uyo disclosed that out of 2,119,727 registered voters only 1,922,127 voters received their permanent voters card to qualify them to vote in all the elections. Igini recalled that when he was deployed to Akwa Ibom, he first of all relocated 22 polling units hidden in politician houses to commit electoral fraud. He maintained that election would be conducted in a manner that there would be no room for rigging by politicians no matter how smart they could be in their rigging strategy. “Election result would be transmitted first at the polling unit through SMS and the figures sent to collation centres to be confirmed by agents of political parties “. Igini regretted that politicians have turned election period to war causing the whole world to beg us for smooth conduct of our general election which is embarrassing to our nation” In his remarks, the Akwa Ibom commissioner of police Bashir Makamaar who arrived the state yesterday assured the stakeholders that security has positioned to check electoral violence. “If you give me trouble I would also give you trouble.” He said even police men who are not accredited with tag for election duty would be arrested and earned politicians to play the game with decorum to avoid embarrassment.