On Tuesday, 17th
February 2015, our leadership (Intersociety)
released the third volume of our explosive publication (How INEC Tainted &
Sectionalized Nigeria’s National Register of Voters). Its volumes one
and two had earlier been released on 15th and 16th
February 2015. As the referenced third volume was enjoying its world-wide
circulation and readership on electronic media news, the headship of
Independent National Electoral Commission under Prof Attahiru M. Jega, released
its PVC distribution update across the country same day with State-by-State
breakdown saying that as at 17th Feb 2015, a total of 52, 233, 396
PVCs have been distributed across the country. The INEC in its referenced
update praised itself as having achieved 75.88 per cent in the PVC distribution
across the update. On Wednesday, 18th
February 2015, Chairman of INEC, Prof Attahiru M. Jega appeared before the
Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to update the upper Chambers on how
far the Commission has gone in its preparations for the referenced rescheduled
polls. The proceedings were dominated with the usual fallacious “we
are fully ready for 2015 elections” pronouncements on the part of INEC
team.
Having been the first rights
group in Nigeria that demystified the INEC’s headship false sainthood and
unmasked its gross inefficiencies and ethno-religious bias, it is our resolve
again to forensically review the two referenced developments and mark out the
odds buried underneath. These we do in consonance with Section 14 (3) of the
Constitution of Nigeria 1999 as it concerns treating all sections of the
country equally and fairly in the distribution of collective resources, properties
and materials including PVC as well as formulation and implementation
of egalitarian public policies including procedures and processes of
distribution and collection of PVC, voting accreditation and voting. It remains
our clear observation that the referenced section of the Constitution is
observed by INEC in grave breach in its recent public conducts particularly the
distribution of PVCs.
PVC Distribution Remains Grossly Lopsided In Geopolitical Setting:
Geopolitical Zone/States
Northwest
No. of Registered Voters (RVs) PVCs Distributed (17th
February 2015) Denied PVCs
1.
Kano=4,
975, 701
3, 487, 155
1, 488, 546
2.
Kaduna=3,
407, 222 3,
133, 813
273,409
3.
Katsina=
2, 827, 943 2,
620, 829
207, 114
4.
Jigawa=1,
831, 276 1, 706, 814
124, 462
5.
Sokoto=
1, 611, 929
1, 380, 840
231, 089
6.
Kebbi= 1, 470, 648 1, 316, 656
153, 992
7.
Zamfara=1,
495, 717 1,
458, 519
37, 198
Total RVs Northwest Zone=17, 620, 472 (7th Jan 2015)
Total PVCs Distributed=15, 124, 682 (17th Feb 2015)
Total RVs Denied PVCs=2, 495, 790(17th Feb 2015)
Northeast (war stricken)
No. of Registered Voters (RVs) PVCs Distributed (17th
February 2015) Denied PVCs
8.
Bauchi=2,
054, 125 1,
745, 411
308, 714
9.
Adamawa=1,
559, 012 1, 328,
136 230, 876
10.
Taraba=1,
340, 652 1,
196,583
144, 069
11.
Gombe=1,
120, 029 1,
064, 577 55, 452
12.
Yobe=1,
099, 970
824, 401
275, 569
13.
Borno=1,
934, 079 1,
320, 667 603,
412
Total RVs=9, 107, 861 (7th Jan 2015)
Total PVCs Distributed=7, 489, 769(17th Feb 2015)
Total RVs Denied PVCs=1, 608, 092(17th Feb 2015)
North-central
No. of Registered Voters (RVs) PVCs Distributed (17th
February 2015) Denied PVCs
14.
Benue=
2, 015, 452 1,
548, 074
467, 378
15.
Plateau=2,
001, 825 1,
406, 528 595,
297
16.
Niger=2,
014, 317 1,
413, 015
601, 302
17.
Kwara=1,
142, 267
843, 792 298,
475
18.
Kogi=
1, 350, 883
914, 164
436, 719
19.
Nasarawa=1,
242, 667 1, 196,
583
46, 084
Total RVs=9, 767, 411(7th Jan 2015)
Total PVCs Distributed=7, 322, 156 (17th Feb 2015)
Total RVs Denied PVCs=2, 445, 255(17th Feb 2015)
Southwest
No. of Registered Voters (RVs) PVCs Distributed (17th
February 2015) Denied PVCs
20.
Lagos=5,
905, 852 3,
685, 322
2, 220, 530
21.
Oyo= 2,
415, 566 1, 569, 390
846, 176
22.
Ogun=1,
829, 534
747, 556
1, 081, 978
23.
Osun=1,
407, 107 1, 012, 678
394, 429
24.
Ondo=1,
524, 655
1, 071, 010
453, 645
25.
Ekiti=732,
021
503, 431
225, 348
Total RVs=13, 814, 735(7th Jan 2015)
Total PVCs Distributed=8, 589, 387(17th Feb 2015)
Total RVs Denied PVCs=5, 225, 348(17th Feb 2015)
South-south
No. of Registered Voters (RVs) PVCs Distributed (17th
February 2015) Denied PVCs
26.
Rivers=2,
537, 590 1,
923, 139
614, 451
27.
Delta=2,
275, 264 1,
728, 524
546, 740
28.
Edo=1,
779, 738
1, 145, 782 633, 956
29.
A.
Ibom=1, 680, 759
1, 468, 708
212, 051
30.
C.River=1,
175, 623
879, 249 296, 374
31.
Bayelsa=610,
373
404, 119
206, 254
Total RVs=10, 059, 347(7th Jan 2015)
Total PVCs Distributed= 7, 549, 521(17th Feb 2015)
Total RVs Denied PVCs=2, 509, 826(17th Feb 2015)
Southeast
No. of Registered Voters (RVs) PVCs Distributed (17th
February 2015) Denied PVCs
32.
Anambra=1,
963, 173 1, 499,
317 463, 956
33.
Imo=1,
803, 030
1, 252, 030
551, 000
34.
Enugu=1,
429, 221 1,
065, 210 364,
011
35.
Abia=1,
396, 162
1, 115, 634
280, 528
36.
Ebonyi=1,
074, 351
714, 351 359,
922
Total RVs=7,665, 859(7th Jan 2015)
Total PVCs Distributed=5, 646, 442(17th Feb 2015)
Total RVs Denied PVCs=2, 019, 417(17th Feb 2015)
Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
Total RVs=881, 472(7th Jan 2015)
Total PVCs Distributed=541, 359(17th Feb 2015)
Total RVs Denied PVCs=340, 113(17th Feb 2015)
Grand Summary:
1. The
Northeast zone torn apart by Islamist Boko Haram insurgency is the zone with
the least number of registered voters that have not received their PVCs with 1,
608, 092 RVs (registered voters).
2.
The
Southwest zone; Nigeria’s political opposition, civil rights and media hub, is
the zone with highest number of registered voters that have not received their
PVCs with 5, 225, 348 RVs.
3.
While,
the North including the FCT has a total of 37, 377, 216 RVs (registered
voters), the South is left with only 31, 539, 941 with the North surpassing the
South with 5, 837, 275.
4.
While
the North including FCT has a whopping total of 29, 936, 607 PVCs as at 17th
February 2015, the South is left with only 21,785, 350 with a difference of 8,
692, 616 PVCs for the North against the South.
5.
The
number of PVCs distributed in six States of the Northwest zone; namely Kano,
Kaduna, Katsina, Jigawa, Sokoto and Kebbi totaling 13, 646, 107; is higher than
the total PVCs distributed in the entire eleven States of the South-south and
Southeast zones totaling 13, 195, 963.
6.
The
number of PVCs distributed in the entire 13 States of the Northwest and the
Northeast zone totaling 22, 614, 451 is higher than the PVCs distributed in the
entire South with 17 States totaling 21, 489, 769.
7.
The
total number of registered voters that have not received their PVCs in Nigeria
as at 17th Feb 2015 is 16, 600, 080.
8.
While
a whopping total of 9, 754, 591 registered voters have not received their PVCs
as of date in the South, only 6, 899, 250 have not received theirs in the
North.
9.
It
may most likely be correct to conclude that 50% of those that have not received
their PVCs in the Northwest and the Northeast zones are non indigenes dominated
by Igbo pastoralists who fled the area to escape hate killing and violence
orchestrated by their host populations.
10.
Till
date, about 1.3m PVCs are yet to be produced, delivered and distributed by INEC
and its contractors.
11.
It is
strange and magical as per how INEC distributed a whopping total of 7, 489, 769
PVCs in the war stricken Northeast zone out of its total RVs of 9, 107, 861;
leaving it with only 1, 608, 092 registered voters without PVCs. This is the
zone which precarious security situation that led to shift in the dates of 2015
polls.
12.
INEC’s
PVC distribution as well as voters’ registration in Nigeria under the midwifery
of Prof Attahiru M. Jega, is gravely ethno-religious and lopsided; contrary to
Section 14 (3) of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 with its last amendment.
These are the raw truth, which the headship
of the Independent National Electoral Commission has refused to tell Nigerians,
preferring to celebrate its monumental failures at every given opportunity such
as at the Senate Plenary Session under referenced. INEC is grossly incompetent,
ethno-religiously bias and corrupted.
Our Facts are not yet exhausted.
Signed:
For: International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law
Emeka Umeagbalasi, B.Sc. (Hons.)
Criminology & Security Studies
Board Chairman, International Society for
Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law
+2348174090052(office)
Uzochukwu Oguejiofor, Esq., (LLB, BL), Head,
Campaign & Publicity Department
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