The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State Professor Selina Okoh, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decided that only those who have Permanent Voter Card (PVC), would be eligible to vote in 2015 general elections.
She said although INEC cancelled the initial date for the distribution of the cards in the state, a new date would be communicated to the electorate soon.
Okoh communicated the commission’s decisions to newsmen on Tuesday.
“Imo is grouped in the third phase of the distribution of the permanent voter card,” Okoh said. “Due to logistic challenges encountered during the distribution of the cards in the first phase, the leadership of the commission adjusted the time table for the distribution of the cards.”
She dismissed insinuations that the commission might still use the temporary voter card for the conduct of the 2015 general elections.
“INEC has decided that only voters with permanent voter card would be eligible to vote during the 2015 general elections and Imo will not be an exception,” she said.
She explained that the continuous voter registration was meant for three categories of voters
“The first category is for voter below 18 years in 2011, the second group are voters who are of age, but could not register while the third group are those who registered but could not find their names on the register,” Okoh said.
Okoh warned voters to desist from selling their cards to politicians.
