Hoodlums Snatched Voters Cards in Akwa Ibom

The resident electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa-Ibom State, Mr. Austin Okojie, said the agency had lost 4,503 permanent voters cards to Hoodlums in five local government areas of the state, Punch report.
Of the 4,503 PVCs snatched, at Abak local government area lost 664, Ikono, 96, Mkpat Enin, 208, Oruk Anam 2,333 and Ukanafun lost 1,202 to hoodlums.

The Resident Electoral Commission Mr. Austin Okojie who addressed the traditional rulers during a state submit on peaceful conduct of 2015 election in Uyo on Tuesday, revealed that 1,468,780 permanent voters cards were sent to the state.
"We had a security issue where a total of 4,503 of the permanent voters cards were snatched during the exercise in five local government areas of Akwa-Ibom State," he said.
Giving the breakdown of the PVCs distribution, he stated that 1,177,910, representing 80 percent of PVCs had been distributed, leaving a balance of 284,915 to be claimed.
Okojie urged the traditional rulers in the state to ensure free, fair, peaceful and credible elections by appealing to members of their communities to go for their cards between now and the next four weeks to enable them to exercise their voting right.