The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Jos said the commission has seized at least seven Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from under-age voters and five fake party agent cards during Saturday’s Qua’an Pan North House of Assembly bye-election.


INEC National Commissioner, North Central, Prof. Anthonia Simbini, made the disclosure in Qua’an Pan yesterday, even as there was a low turnout of voters for the exercise.


“We discovered three major problems in some polling units during accreditation in this bye-election; under aged, fake party agent cards and low turnout of voters”, she said.


The commissioner expressed satisfaction with the presiding officers, whom she said had turned away most of the under-aged voters that came for accreditation.


“We have seen with our eyes and seized over seven PVCs from the under aged and five fake party agent cards in some few polling units visited.”


Simbini said it was totally unacceptable to see under-aged persons carrying PVCs to participate in elections. “The children should not take the law into their hands but should wait until they reach the age of 18”, she admonished.

Culled from ThisDay