The Independent National Electoral Commission in Jos, Plateau State said it has seized seven Permanent Voter Cards from underaged voters and five party agent cards during the Qua’an Pan North House of Assembly bye-election in the state.
Prof. Anthonia Simbini, the INEC National Commissioner for the North Central, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kwa, Qua’an Pan on Saturday.
Simbini said: “We discovered in some polling units three major problems during the accreditation in this bye-election: underaged, fake party agent cards and low turnout of voters.”
The commissioner expressed happiness with the presiding officers, who she said had turned away most of the underaged voters that came for accreditation.
She said: “We have seen with our eyes and seized seven PVCs from the underaged and five fake party agent cards in some few polling units visited.”
Simbini said it was totally unacceptable to see any underaged carrying PVCs to participate in elections.
She said: “The children should not take the law into their hands but should wait until they reach the age of 18.”
Commenting on the election, Dr. Godwin Kwanga, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, described the accreditation as “peaceful and orderly”.
Kwanga appealed to the people of Qua’an Pan to give the INEC officials the necessary cooperation for a successful and credible election.
NAN.
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