Ahead
of the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State, voter cards have
become a precious commodity in the state.
Investigations
by Punch's correspondent showed that politicians were buying the cards for N5,000
each, depending on location.
In
rural communities, the cards were sold for N5, 000 each while in urban areas
owners of PVCs could make between N7,000 and N10,000 per card.
Corroborating
Punch's investigation, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Progressive
Alliance in the November poll, Mr. Godwin Ezeemo, called on security agencies
to arrest and prosecute such politicians according to extant laws.
He
reminded eligible voters in the state not to mortgage their conscience and
future by selling their voter cards.
He
said buying and selling of voter cards were a major challenge facing the poll,
noting that the acts were being perpetuated by vicious politicians.
He
called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to step up political
enlightenment to educate voters on the negative impact of selling their PVCs.
Ezeemo,
who spoke at his country home, Umuchu in Aguata Local Government Area of the
state during a solidarity visit to him by youths of the old Aguata union on
Thursday, advised the youths that it was their civic responsibility to use
their votes to make positive change in the state.
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