The Peter Obi Media Office (POMR) and the Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation (MDPCO) have raised alarms over alleged manipulations of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general election.
In separate statements, the two camps accused some political actors of attempting to induce Nigerians to surrender their PVCs, and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address allegations that its officials were planning to hand over millions of unclaimed PVCs to agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The warnings came exactly 100 days before the January 16, 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled by INEC.
The Peter Obi Media Office, in a statement by its spokesman, Idris Zekeri Jnr., urged Nigerians to reject any offer of money or other inducements in exchange for their PVCs or votes.
POMR alleged that the ruling party was exploiting widespread economic hardship by offering money to Nigerians in exchange for their PVCs.
It also alleged that reports from some states indicated that some governors were collecting PVCs from citizens, including civil servants, allegedly in connection with the payment of their legitimate salaries and allowances.
For its part, the Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign demanded that INEC should address allegations that its compromised officials were opening the way for the APC to use unclaimed PVCs to infiltrate polling centres in order to sway the outcome of the elections in some mapped-out locations.
In a statement, Director of Strategic Communications of the campaign, Richard Ihediwa, said, “This allegation puts a huge burden on the management of INEC as it portends a serious breach on the integrity of the coming election and threatens the very core of democracy in Nigeria.
“Our campaign insists that an unclaimed PVC must neither be a disposable property nor a political asset to the enemies of credible elections. It must not be at the mercy of electoral manipulation but a strictly controlled electoral instrument, whose compromise, in any way, opens the door to electoral fraud.”
Both camps maintained that the integrity of the 2027 elections depends on INEC’s willingness to investigate and transparently address the allegations.
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