Group creates voter awareness, collection of PVC through football
A non-governmental organization, Tap Initiative for Citizens Development has hosted six football viewing centres in six states across the geopolitical zones of the federation aimed at promoting voter participation in election and collection of the Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC).
The event which took place simultaneously during the Chelsea vs Arsenal game was viewed in Owerri, Gombe, Lagos, Cross River, Kaduna and Abuja.
Speaking with news men in the Abuja viewing centre which took place at River Plate Park, the Team Lead, Martin Obono said the event was geared towards driving PVC collection and voter education. “Since official data from INEC showed that over 8million people have not collected their PVCs, we are using football, which a lot of young people are passionate about, to drive PVC collection. Therefore, for you to enter the viewing centers, you need to show you Permanent Voters’ Card.”
Alfa Alut, a Chelsea fan who was one of those that won an original jersey, said that during the voter education half time show, he leant that choosing a bad coach is synonymous with choosing a bad leader, a bad governor or a bad president.
“When the team lead for Tap was speaking with us during the half-time show, I learnt that a coach is like a president, if you have a bad coach, he will use a bad formation and wrong players in the wrong position. The same thing with a president or a governor, he will choose the wrong commissioners or ministers and what happened to us as Chelsea fans would be what will happen to the entire country. Imagine the coach playing Alonso instead of Emry? Just look at how the coach is playing Ngolo Kante and Jorginho in a different position. The coach’s decision to do this is costing us vital points just as bad leaders are costing us a lot in this country and we must vote the right ones in February.” Alfa said.
The viewing centres were part of the activities the organisation is using to spread its voter education messages. On the 9th of February, 2019, Tap is hosting a live football game at the National Stadium, Surulere.
The game will star football players like Kanu Nwankwo, Taribo West, Mutiu Adepoju, Victor Ikpeba, Samson Siasia, Garba Lawal, Nduka Ubgade, Uche Okechukwu, Daniel Amokachi and other 1994 African Cup of Nations champions to play against 2013 African Cup of Nations champions like Ogenyi Onazi, Mobi Oparaku, Joseph Yobo among others. During the half time of the show, M.I and Tuface Idibia will be performing. Patrick Okohue
The event which took place simultaneously during the Chelsea vs Arsenal game was viewed in Owerri, Gombe, Lagos, Cross River, Kaduna and Abuja.
Speaking with news men in the Abuja viewing centre which took place at River Plate Park, the Team Lead, Martin Obono said the event was geared towards driving PVC collection and voter education. “Since official data from INEC showed that over 8million people have not collected their PVCs, we are using football, which a lot of young people are passionate about, to drive PVC collection. Therefore, for you to enter the viewing centers, you need to show you Permanent Voters’ Card.”
Alfa Alut, a Chelsea fan who was one of those that won an original jersey, said that during the voter education half time show, he leant that choosing a bad coach is synonymous with choosing a bad leader, a bad governor or a bad president.
“When the team lead for Tap was speaking with us during the half-time show, I learnt that a coach is like a president, if you have a bad coach, he will use a bad formation and wrong players in the wrong position. The same thing with a president or a governor, he will choose the wrong commissioners or ministers and what happened to us as Chelsea fans would be what will happen to the entire country. Imagine the coach playing Alonso instead of Emry? Just look at how the coach is playing Ngolo Kante and Jorginho in a different position. The coach’s decision to do this is costing us vital points just as bad leaders are costing us a lot in this country and we must vote the right ones in February.” Alfa said.
The viewing centres were part of the activities the organisation is using to spread its voter education messages. On the 9th of February, 2019, Tap is hosting a live football game at the National Stadium, Surulere.
The game will star football players like Kanu Nwankwo, Taribo West, Mutiu Adepoju, Victor Ikpeba, Samson Siasia, Garba Lawal, Nduka Ubgade, Uche Okechukwu, Daniel Amokachi and other 1994 African Cup of Nations champions to play against 2013 African Cup of Nations champions like Ogenyi Onazi, Mobi Oparaku, Joseph Yobo among others. During the half time of the show, M.I and Tuface Idibia will be performing. Patrick Okohue
