The Electoral Officer (EO) in charge of Obi/Akpor local government area of Rivers state,Nigeria Mr Steven Coco Bassey has revealed that hoodlums manhandled officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who came to distribute PVCs to registered voters at ward 10 of the LGA last week
He stated this when the members of INEC door to door sensitization visited him in his office last Wednesday
He also revealed that many Permanent Voters Card brought by INEC for collection by registered voters at Obi/Akpor ward 10 was forcefully carted away by hoodlums who overpowered the officials
Mr Steven Coco Bassey who spoke exclusively to Revelation Agents stated that the PVCs are now collected at the LGA INEC office
He also dismissed allegations that INEC is making the process of collection of the PVCs difficult. He said” as you know,Nigerians are not patient, the commission is doing all in its capacity to ensure people collects their PVCs without much stress”
Revelation Agents Online News correspondent who visited INEC office at Obi/Akpor reports that so many people complained of not being able to collect their PVCs despite coming to do so for so many days
