Obi-Datti claims there is a plot to undermine PVC collection.

The collection of Permanent Voter Cards is reportedly not proceeding smoothly in some centers across the nation, which has alarmed the Obi-Datti Media Office.

It claimed that Lagos State had caught its attention in particular because some identified areas there were causing problems for prospective voters trying to collect their voter identification cards by giving them all kinds of excuses.

This was stated in a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja.

The office said, “We are also aware of the large inducement to some personnel of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Lagos to lure them into the dubious nefarious act.

“When we recently charged President Muhammedu Buhari and the INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu to walk their talk of their promise to conduct free and fair elections in 2023, we expect that they should be concerned about all pre-Election Day activities.

“Concentrating only on Election Day activities while the major rigging is taking place ahead of the election is counter productive and will defeat all the good intentions of the President and the commission.

“There should be no preferential treatment of any area or individuals as being reported in Lagos state and where such exist should discontinue immediately and affected commission officials seriously reprimanded.”

The statement further read, “Obi-Datti Media Office expects the Commission even before now to have drummed it into the ears of their staff, the critical importance of this election to the survival of the country and the need to make their patriotic contributions at their various levels by religiously playing by the rules in all they do before , during and after the election.

“Also of curious interest to the Obi-Datti group is the large number of underaged voters registered by INEC officials and to demand that those Commission personnel involved in this should be identified, isolated and prosecuted as electoral offenders.

“Not to do that immediately by the commission is to look at the presence of a rat in your kitchen and expect to have all your items intact.”

The Obi-Datti Media Office asserted that it had access to reliable information indicating that some politicians and political parties, realizing that the BVAS voting system might be challenging to rig, have decided to begin their election maneuvering at the PVC registration and collection stage.

It pleaded with INEC and the appropriate security agencies to treat any attempt to sabotage the electoral process as a serious crime against the state.

“We finally urge all Nigerians particularly the Obidient family to remain resolute and ensure they resist any anti democratic moves against free, fair and credible elections in 2023. Taking back Nigeria is an inevitable duty for all patriotic citizens.“ the statement added. End.

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