96 Days To General Elections: Scandal, Confusion Rock Jega’s INEC

The shame of Professor Attahiru Jega’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was on display last week with the confusion which greeted the distribution of the Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, in some states.
Lagosians checking their names on the INEC list of permanent voters cards (PVC) around 3 pm. at Sunday Adigun polling Unit, Alausa, Ikeja yesterday.
Read details of the scandal brewing in INEC

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