The Abia State Government recently raised the alarm that some politicians in some parts of the state have deployed their agents to rural communities to “fraudulently” collect from the residents, information contained in their Permanent Voter Card (PVC).
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Alex Otti, Ferdinand Ekeoma, who raised the alarm, said the agents to politicians were handing out N10,000 to each of the rural dwellers “under a deceptive guise that it is to create a non-existent e-wallet for empowerment”.
He said the intention of the sponsors and perpetrators of the criminal act is to compromise the authenticity of such PVCs and render the owners unfit to vote during the 2027 election.