Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole has
called on the Police and other security
agencies in the state to investigate and
arrest some desperate politicians, who he
accused of purchasing Permanent Voter
Cards (PVCs) from eligible voters.
Oshiomole made the call, Monday, when he
received the new Commissioner of Police
for the state, Samuel Damilola Adegbuyi,
who visited him in his office.
“Everyday, I hear reports about some
desperate politicians buying PVCs from
people, particularly villagers and even non-
villagers, sometimes for as much as
N5,000,” the governor said.
“I am trying to understand what anybody
can do with this, it is not clear. Somebody
called me this morning to say that two
persons came to him to complain that they
gave them N5,000 in lieu of their PVCs,” he
added.
The general elections will hold on March 28
and April 11, and only eligible voters armed
with their PVCs will be allowed to vote.