INEC Dismisses Claims of PVC Distribution In Ekiti, Says BVAS Prevents Impersonation

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations circulating on social media that uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were handed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) for distribution to non-indigenes to vote in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election.
The allegation was made in a viral video by Isaac Fayose, a social media activist , who claimed that uncollected PVCs were being used to influence the election process.
Reacting to the claim, INEC Deputy Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Wilfred Ifogah, described the allegation as false and inconsistent with Nigeria’s current electoral process, stressing that possession of a PVC alone d...