Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
yesterday became conscious of his humanity after collecting his Permanent Voter
Card (PVC), which has 10 years duration. He wondered if he would live long
enough to witness the expiration of the card. Obasanjo, 75, prayed to God to grant
him long life to enable him outlive the lifespan of the PVC issued him by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The former president, who spoke at
his Presidential Hilltop Estate home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, urged
the electoral body to address the hitches associated with the PVC collection
and the continuous voter registration. According to him, this is the only way
to ensure that eligible voters ae not disenfranchised during the 2015 election.
Obasanjo said addressing those hitches would give Nigeria a good image in the
international community.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
yesterday became conscious of his humanity after collecting his Permanent Voter
Card (PVC), which has 10 years duration. He wondered if he would live long
enough to witness the expiration of the card. Obasanjo, 75, prayed to God to
grant him long life to enable him outlive the lifespan of the PVC issued him by
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The former president, who spoke at
his Presidential Hilltop Estate home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, urged
the electoral body to address the hitches associated with the PVC collection
and the continuous voter registration. According to him, this is the only way
to ensure that eligible voters ae not disenfranchised during the 2015 election.
Obasanjo said addressing those
hitches would give Nigeria a good image in the international community. “Let me
thank you most sincerely; just few weeks ago I got my national identity card, I
believe that our progress with that programme and this registration will go a
long way to portray the country in good light. And you say this will last for
10 years. “Then my prayer to God is, God, please let me outlast this card. This
means that if I outlast this card, I can be smiling. But then, hmmn, it is only
by the grace of God. “I heard that some people were complaining that they have
not gotten their cards. “I did not complain because I know that I will
eventually get mine.
But people who genuinely complained
should be attended to before the elections. “So whatever corrections, and
whatever needs to be done should be done so that many people will not be
disenfranchised. “So I thank you again for the gesture, I will keep my card, so
let me ask you again, if any body should lose his card, what are the measures
INEC has to replace it?”
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday
became conscious of his humanity after collecting his Permanent Voter Card
(PVC), which has 10 years duration. He wondered if he would live long enough to
witness the expiration of the card. Obasanjo, 75, prayed to God to grant him
long life to enable him outlive the lifespan of the PVC issued him by the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The former president, who
spoke at his Presidential Hilltop Estate home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State
capital, urged the electoral body to address the hitches associated with the
PVC collection and the continuous voter registration. According to him, this is
the only way to ensure that eligible voters ae not disenfranchised during the
2015 election. Obasanjo said addressing those hitches would give Nigeria a good
image in the international community.
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