Abia voters fume as INEC staff leave PVC centres

Eligible voters in Umuahia, Abia State, expressed anger and disappointment on Friday over their inability to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on the opening day of the nationwide collection exercise. The frustration followed the absence of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials at some designated centres. At Ugba Primary School, Umuahia, no INEC official was sighted when Vanguard visited the centre at about 2pm. A similar situation was observed at School Road Primary School, Umuahia, where no electoral official was present when the correspondent visited at about 2:42pm. Inquiries at the centres indicated that officials who had earlier arrived for the exercise had left. Some prospective voters, who said they had made repeated trips to the centres, accused INEC of frustrating their efforts to obtain their PVCs ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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