Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake
Dickson, Monday, led political leaders in the state on a sensitization tour of
wards and units in the Yenagoa council area due to slow pace of collection of
Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs in the state.
Dickson, accompanied by the first
civilian governor of the state, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, visited the
palaces of the Obenibe of Epie Kingdom, HRM Malla Sasime, the paramount ruler
of Ekeki community, Chief B. Z Odoki, said though the number of registered
voters in the state is the smallest in the federation, the slow rate of
collection is worrisome to the state and the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.
The slow pace of collection he said
informed his administration declaration of today (Monday) a public holiday as
part of deliberate effort to ensure quick collection of the PVCs.
“As at the last data from the INEC,
we have attained 66 per cent, though a pass, we need to attained 95 per cent
collection. Anytime they count us, they don’t count those in the fishing
settlements, this is why we are the least in terms of voting population. With
this small population, God gave us a mighty position of producing a President,”
he said.
Some of the royal fathers visited,
including the Obenibe of Epie Kingdom, HRM Malla Sasime made royal
pronouncement urging their subjects to come out en masse and collect the PVC.
The various collection centres
visited, witnessed huge turn out of prospective voters for the collection of
Permanent Voters Cards.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner
(REC), Mr. Barido Gbagi, in his assesment of the sensitisation tour conducted
by the state governor, commended the state leadership for the initiative and
also the registered voters for coming out in large turn to pick up their PVCs.
He noted that over 40,000 Permanent
Voters Cards are still being expected in some units of the state adding that
the huge turn out will ensure increase collection in the state.
SOURCE:VANGUARD
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