PDP, APC Fight Over Fake Voter Cards

By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City

The Edo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has accused its main opponent in the 19 September governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC), of massively printing fake Permanent Voter’s Cards to deploy to rig the election.

The PDP noted that the APC having realised it couldn’t win the poll has resulted to all manner of shenanigans to either foment trouble so that the election can be postponed or rig it.

Speaking with jounalists in Benin on Sunday on the party’s campaign journey so far, state publicity secretary of the party, Chris Nehikhare said:

“We need to alert the general public that we are aware of the criminal printing of Permanent Voters Card (PVC) by All Progressives Congress in some of the offices here in Edo State. I say this now not because we are worried they  can use it for election but because of the criminal aspect. “The security agencies have been alerted but unfortunately they are not doing anything; we told them the address where it is taking place and the people doing it, but till this minute nobody has been arrested.

While berating the APC for allegedly trailing the PDP campaign with violence, Nehikhare thanked Edo people for coming out to receive the governor and his campaign team, noting that the campaign has been a huge success.

“So far, the campaigns have been very successful, we were received very well by Edo people in all the wards visited. The enthusiasm of the people has been unprecedented. We are very pleased this is happening and they are not rented crowds.

Reacting to the allegation that APC was printing votes card, the party’s publicity secretary, Chris Azebamwen called the accusation a product of ignorance as nobody can use cloned voters card in the election.

“It is a mark of ignorance for PDP to accuse leaders of APC of criminally printing PVCs. Any politician who does that will be wasting his/her time and money, because INEC’s card readers will reject the fake PVCs”, Azebamwen said.

While refuting the allegation that APC was instigating violence to create room for postponement of the election, Azebamwen said, “PDP leaders want the election to be postponed, because the party is not on ground in Edo State.”

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