Prof. Selina Okoh, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Imo State, said the commission has decided that only those who have Permanent Voter Cards would be eligible to vote in 2015 general elections.
Okoh made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Tuesday.
She said although INEC headquarters had canceled the initial date for the distribution of the cards in the state, a new date would soon be communicated to the electorate.
She said: “INEC has decided that only voters with permanent voter cards would be eligible to vote during the 2015 general elections and Imo will not be an exception.
“Imo is grouped in the third phase of the distribution of the permanent voter cards.
“Due to logistic challenges encountered during the distribution of the cards in the first phase, the leadership of the commission adjusted the time table for the distribution of the cards.”
The REC dismissed insinuations that the commission might still use the temporary voter cards for the conduct of the 2015 general elections.
Okoh said the continuous voter registration was meant for three categories of voters.
She added: “The first category is for voter below 18 years in 2011, the second group are voters who are of age, but could not register, while the third group are those who registered but could not find their names on the register.”
Okoh warned voters not to sell their cards to politicians.
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