The Independent National Electoral Commission has urged Nigerians to avoid getting scammed by unscrupulous elements asking people to enroll in ‘Voter Card (PVC)’ online.
The electoral umpire, in a statement on Monday by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq, said that the claim by the ‘fake sites’ was not approved by INEC.
According to the commission, claims that the Federal Government has approved individual voter card registration online to avoid the unnecessary crowd in the NIMC centres were false.
The statement read, “Barely 24 hours after the suspension of voter registration, the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission has been drawn to an online site urging Nigerians to enroll for “VOTER CARD (PVC)” registration claiming that the Federal Government has approved individual VOTER CARD (PVC) registration online to avoid the unnecessary crowd in the NIMC” CENTERS.
“The Commission states unequivocally that the site is not linked to the Commission and the link/portal is spurious and from a dubious source.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission is the only body constitutionally and legally mandated to conduct the registration of persons qualified to vote in any election in Nigeria and to update and revise the register when the need arises.
“The Commission is solely responsible for organizing, undertaking, and supervising national elections in the country and does not share this responsibility with anybody or organization.
“Members of the public are strongly advised not to succumb to the antics of online scammers and should avoid such fake sites.
“The Commission has concluded the Continuous Voter Registration exercise nationwide and does not need to open an additional site or portal for the purposes of registration of voters.”
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