INEC Sacks Staff For Denying
Non-Indigenes PVCs In Lagos.
The Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State said it has disengaged two
ad-hoc staff that denied some non-indigenes in the state the collection of
their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs).
This was made known in a statement signed yesterday by Head,
Public Affairs, INEC Lagos State, Femi Akinbiyi,of which the commission refuted reports that non-indigenes
were being denied the collection of their PVCs in a few places in Lagos State.
INEC statement reads,
“Our findings, however, revealed that in a few places where we did not have the
full complement of NYSC members, some members of the community whom we engaged
for the exercise, two of them were found to have denied a few non-indigenes the
collection of their cards.”
“We have consequently relieved them of the assignment,” the
statement said. “INEC regrets whatever embarrassment this might have caused the
affected members of the public and also wishes to thank those who drew our
attention to this act."
We are by this press
release stating that no INEC official, permanent or ad-hoc, has been engaged to give cards to people from
only one part of the country while denying others their legitimate right of
collecting their cards.
“All INEC staff are
under firm instructions to give the PVCs to their rightful owners. In doing
this, no money was to be demanded or given."
In readiness for the polls next month, all hands must be on
deck to forestall such occurrence.
