The Wife of the Governor of Anambra State, Mrs. Nonye Soludo has asked Ndi Anambra who took part in the last voter registration exercise to follow up on the ongoing Permanent Voter Cards collection ahead of the January 22 deadline.
The governor’s wife who stated this in Awka while reacting to the current poor turn out of registered voters waiting to pick up their PVCs at designated INEC collection offices in Anambra State, implored residents of the state who are yet to collect theirs to see the exercise as their civic responsibility.
Mrs. Soludo who noted that with the INEC’s deadline just a little over two weeks away, and with the general elections around the corner, it is imperative for eligible voters in Anambra State to be fully prepared for the whole exercise, pointing out that this year’s polls are very crucial step to the nation’s struggling democratic journey.
She further stated that with women occupying the largest voting percentage in Anambra State, she is counting on them to show stronger involvement in the forthcoming elections, assuring them that their votes will count.
The governor’s wife also stated that the 2023 general elections calls for a defiance of unhealthy electoral values like vote buying, vote manipulation and related electoral vices, which she noted have always marred Nigeria’s voting environment, asking women to lead from the front, we their larger number, and maintain their conviction in free, fair and credible elections.
She also asked INEC and accredited election monitoring bodies in Nigeria, to stay awake to their responsibilities, and to also ensure that the 2023 general elections are free, fair and credible, and urged the electorate to ensure better and progressive spread of the process.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, began the distribution of PVCs in all the local governments of the federation on Monday December 12, 2022 with the exercise expected to end on Sunday 22nd January, 2023.
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