Dare Babalola
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has appealed to eligible voters in Nigeria to get their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC).
The former Anambra governor made this call on Monday, in a post he made on X, highlighting the importance of the exercise.
Recall that the Continuous Voter Registration and PVC collection commenced on Monday (today).
The politician stated that a PVC-carrying Nigerian is a major key needed to reshape the country and sack bad leaders.
Obi emphasised that the PVC is a crucial tool for building a new Nigeria, appealing to every eligible Nigerian to register, collect, and safeguard their PVC, and use it wisely to vote for leaders of competence, character, capacity, and compassion.
He wrote, “Today, I want to plead with every Nigerian, young and old, to heed this call to action.
The future of our dear nation is in your hands.
“The greatest strength of democracy is in the voter’s card. Your PVC is the voice of the voiceless, the shield of the weak, and the weapon of the poor for a better life, against injustice and bad leadership. I appeal to every Nigerian: Get Organised and Make Election Rigging Difficult. Go out, register, collect your PVC, and hold it firmly as your bridge to a new Nigeria.
“Let us know this: those who buy votes are not offering you charity; they only invest in their own corruption. They buy votes so that they can buy their way into our treasury to steal public money. When they get into that office, they will loot the funds that should have been used to build schools, hospitals, or provide good jobs. Such people are not leaders; they are criminals in disguise. They are no better than killers, armed robbers, and kidnappers, because they commit the same crime of destruction.”
