INEC’s new plan will wreck 2027 elections - LP, PDP, APGA cry out

• INEC has travel up with a connection that volition let eligible Nigerians without the imperishable voters cards to ballot during the 2027 wide election
• The connection volition beryllium sent to the nationalist assembly for legislative approval, according to INEC
• Meanwhile, large absorption governmental parties spot the determination arsenic a ploy to rig the 2027 statesmanlike election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is unfastened to allowing eligible Nigerians without Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to ballot successful the 2027 wide elections, but cautioned that legislative amendments indispensable backmost the proposal.

This is according to Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, successful an interrogation connected Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

INEC mulls allowing eligible voters to ballot without voter's card. Credit: FB/INEC
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INEC mentions request for legislative backing

Oyekanmi reiterated the electoral umpire's committedness to expanding elector entree done further technological integration; but noted that ineligible provisions indispensable archetypal beryllium updated to accommodate immoderate projected displacement from the existent PVC-only system.

The INEC president archetypal mooted the projected displacement during a quarterly consultative gathering with Resident Electoral Commissioners successful Abuja successful December, 2024.

Yakubu said that portion PVCs volition stay valid for those who person them, voters could, successful the future, usage slips generated by INEC oregon downloaded from its website for accreditation.

He explained that the determination would little costs, easiness logistical burdens, and curb the misuse of elector cards.

INEC said if passed into law, the connection could people a important displacement successful Nigeria's electoral process by deepening elector information and making the process much accessible and technology-driven.

LP rejects INEC determination arsenic APC's cunning plot

In an exclusive interrogation with Legit.ng analogous connected Tuesday, April 29, president of Labour Party (LP) successful Anambra State, Hon. Emmanuel Ugochukwu Emeh, said that INEC and the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) are already readying to marque Nigeria a 1 enactment state, and to rig the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Labour Party has rejected the determination to signifier retired voter's cards. Credit: FB/Mr Peter Obi
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He said:

"INEC and APC should archer Nigerians that they privation to marque Nigeria a 1 enactment state. They should besides recognize that Nigerians are already alert that they privation to rig the 2027 statesmanlike predetermination successful favour of the ruling party."If this connection receives legislative backing, it means that successful a polling portion wherever you person 500 registered voters, aft the election, you whitethorn person a effect of 2000 votes. INEC and this existent authorities are taking Nigeria a batch backwards."

He warned the nationalist assembly not to entertain specified proposal, if they wanted to clasp the enactment of the radical they represent.

APGA, PDP main rubbishes proposal

Also successful an exclusive interrogation with Legit.ng connected Tuesday, Anambra State president of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Ifeatu Obi Okoye, described the connection arsenic an invitation to occupation successful the country.

"If they understood the information specified connection portend for Nigeria and Nigerians, they would rapidly acceptable it aside. It is precise wide what the proponents privation to achieve. It is simply a wide way to rig the 2027 statesmanlike predetermination successful favour of a peculiar governmental party; so, nary tenable Nigerian should enactment it," Obi-Okoye submitted.

The People's Democratic Party (PDP), connected its own, questioned if the electoral umpire are not provided with backing and different logistics to supply the PVCs for each eligible Nigerians.

In an exclusive interrogation with Legit.ng connected Tuesday, erstwhile president of the enactment successful Anambra State, Chief (Hon.) Ndubuisi Nwobu, averred that specified a connection from INEC is simply a program to rig the 2027 wide election, particularly the statesmanlike election.

"Such connection has sinister motive. The nationalist assembly should beryllium wary of this, if they wouldn't privation to enactment Nigeria into avoidable governmental crisis," Nwobu announced."If determination are galore much eligible Nigerians, who person nary PVCs, INEC should supply them with the accidental and level to bash so. There is inactive ample clip to execute this."

INEC unit linked to alleged crippled to callback Senator Natasha

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a civic radical successful Kogi State, Action Collective, had uncovered an alleged crippled to orchestrate the callback of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan done fraudulent means.

The enactment claims that faceless individuals are being recruited to append signatures connected a callback petition successful a bid to soundlessness the lawmaker, who represents Kogi Central successful the Nigerian Senate.

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Source: Legit.ng