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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yobe State has revealed that twenty-four registration areas cannot be reached during next month’s general elections due to security challenges.
Ahmadu Makama, Resident Electoral Commissioner in Yobe State speaking to Executive Members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Yobe State Council said “24 registration areas are not accessible to even the inhabitants of the area let alone INEC; we cannot risk the life of the people.”
On the collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in the state, Mr. Makama explained that “we still have plenty of PVC uncollected, Yobe is among the states with uncollected PVC. “About 100,000 PVCs uncollected in our various local government council offices, we intend to mobilize our staff to the ward level, we would ensure that it gets to the hands of the actual owners.”