The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) warns holders of the permanent voter card (PVC) to be alert and careful while handling their cards during the elections to avoid being disenfranchised.
Speaking in Benin, the Edo State resident electoral Commissioner Mike Igini stressed that the cards are embedded with electronic chips containing important data (such as the biometric information about the bearer) and may be deactivated if handled wrongly.
“We have heard that some people have punctured the edges of their cards to make them like key holders and this is unfortunate. They must not do that because they may destroy the integrity of the PVCs and deactivate them,” Mr. Igini elaborated.
“It is best to take precautionary measures, as electromagnetic waves have been known to occasionally de-activate other chip-bearing cards. And, of course, they should be kept away from fire and corrosive chemicals for obvious reasons.
“Similarly, one must advice holders of PVCs … that the proprietary right of the PVCs still belongs to INEC, hence, they should take good care of them.”
Igini reminded Nigerians that the PVCs would be of no use except in the hands of their rightful owners
Speaking in Benin, the Edo State resident electoral Commissioner Mike Igini stressed that the cards are embedded with electronic chips containing important data (such as the biometric information about the bearer) and may be deactivated if handled wrongly.
“We have heard that some people have punctured the edges of their cards to make them like key holders and this is unfortunate. They must not do that because they may destroy the integrity of the PVCs and deactivate them,” Mr. Igini elaborated.
“It is best to take precautionary measures, as electromagnetic waves have been known to occasionally de-activate other chip-bearing cards. And, of course, they should be kept away from fire and corrosive chemicals for obvious reasons.
“Similarly, one must advice holders of PVCs … that the proprietary right of the PVCs still belongs to INEC, hence, they should take good care of them.”
Igini reminded Nigerians that the PVCs would be of no use except in the hands of their rightful owners
The card reader, which will be used to authenticate each voter before they will be issued ballot papers reads the card data, confirms if the voter is in the right polling unit and then confirms whether the information in that card matches the fingerprint of the person who presents the card.
“Those who have wisely heeded this advice in Edo State have even assisted us in retrieving some snatched PVCs because, as I told them, even if I throw all the PVCs in the street for anyone to pick, they will be useless unless they match the biometric and other data for the bearer.”
Mr. Igini said the Commission had so far distributed 1,190,653 PVCs to eligible voters in Edo, representing 66.9 per cent of the 1,779,738 registered voters in state.
“Those who have wisely heeded this advice in Edo State have even assisted us in retrieving some snatched PVCs because, as I told them, even if I throw all the PVCs in the street for anyone to pick, they will be useless unless they match the biometric and other data for the bearer.”
Mr. Igini said the Commission had so far distributed 1,190,653 PVCs to eligible voters in Edo, representing 66.9 per cent of the 1,779,738 registered voters in state.
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