He lamented that the electorates are being subjected to difficulties in their quest to collect their cards at INEC centres across the country.
There have been videos of eligible voters crying out over how they are being treated by some staff of INEC who go as far as collecting money before releasing the cards. The Abia State-born actor via his Instagram account shared one of the videos of some Nigerians protesting not being able to pick up their Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs, from their respective zones.
Uchemba lamented that most registered voters are told by INEC officials that the PVCs are either “not ready or cannot be found” stating that, INEC cannot disenfranchise people and expect a free and fair election.He urged the electoral umpire to do the needful in order to resolve the matter.
This 419 still dey talk? If he did what he did in western countries he ll be in prison by now
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