The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has appealed to Nigerians to use the opportunity of the extension of the collection of Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) to go and collect theirs.
Also, a coalition of civil society groups has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the federal government to ensure that over 26 million students who registered as voters during the strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) collect their PVCs.
Atiku in a personal email sent yesterday, said: “INEC continues to work around the clock to ensure that all of us vote in this election and that our votes count.
“But we cannot have a vote if we don’t collect our PVCs. For our votes to count, we must reduce the counts of uncollected PVCs at various INEC-designated collection centres.
“The deadline for collecting PVCs has been extended till Sunday, the 29th of January. Make sure that you take advantage of this extension to earn yourself the power to be part of the mission to recover Nigeria.
“Also, encourage your partners, friends, families and colleagues to do the same. Remember, it is through the ballot that power truly belongs to the people,” Atiku stated.
