2023 Elections: INEC urges issue-based campaign
Story from Fa’izatu Aliyu DOMA, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties to present Manifestos, sell their ideas to the people and focus on issue-based campaigns during and before the 2023 general election.
The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, FCT, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, gave the charge during a news briefing in Abuja.
Reassuring the electorates and the political parties, Alhaji Bello, said that their votes will surely count and winners will be declared after elections.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner further explained that in line with the electoral law, section 19 (1) 2022 of the electoral act 2022 provides that INEC displays the preliminary register of voters for public scrutiny at every registration area, local government area offices and the commission website.
He said collections of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) have been approved by the commission and will commence on Monday, 12th December, 2022 to Sunday, 22nd January, 2023 and the exercise will be done at the six Area Councils of INEC offices in FCT, AMAC, Karu, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Bwari, Abaji, and Kwali.
Alhaji Yahaya Bello called on the people of FCT to come out en mass to collect their PVCs from Monday, 12th December, 2022 to Sunday, 22nd January 2023, and open from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm daily.
He explained that those who are unable to collect their PVCs at the RAs/Wards during that time can do so at the Area Councils from 15th January 2023 to 22nd January 2023 weekdays and weekends.
“Display of names will be made available in the registration centres, so everyone can check their names, there will also be a helpline of INEC FCT, where people can complain if there is a case of missing names in the list.
“The Commission has commenced the nationwide display of Preliminary Register of Voters (PRV) on the 12th of November 2022 and the exercise took place in the six Area Councils of the FCT; Display of PRV was successful, and the hearing for claims was equally successfully done across the six Area Councils”, the REC noted.
He stated that security agencies are going to be available all through the exercise to ensure orderliness during the collection period at the centre, wards, and local government areas offices in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and also advised that nobody should try to collect PVC for anyone.
