The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday raised the alarm that some politicians in Oyo State were mounting pressure on the commission to sell unclaimed 914 , 529 permanent voter cards in its custody to them.
The commission said it was not giving in to such pressure aimed at rigging the forthcoming polls because “ INEC is determined to ensure that people ’ s votes count in the free , fair and credible elections in 2019. ”
Speaking on the theme , “ Online journalism and Media integrity in Nigeria , ” Agboke declared that some politicians , whose identities he did not disclose , approached the commission to buy PVCs to rig the elections.
He stated, “As far as we are concerned , PVCs are not for sale . ”
