By Victoria Anietie
As the Voters Registration exercise will kick-start on Thursday 27th
April, 2017, The Speaker, Akwa Ibom State house of Assembly has
admonished the youths of the state to go out enmass to register in the
fourth coming voters Registration by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2019 election.
The Speaker made the appeal over the weekend while addressing the people of Nsit during their Easter celebration /get together organized by the political leaders of the area.
The Speaker urged all those who have no permanent Voters Card (PVC) and those who misplaced, lost, damaged theirs and those who have reached 18 years of age, to take advantage of the exercise to get one so as to help them fully participate during 2019 election.
"Voters card registration will soon start on the 27th of this month and it will take place at the INEC office of the Local government.
So this is to implore all who just come of age (clocked 18 after 2015 election) and those who lost or damaged their PVC to approach the nearest centre to get registered or request for a replacement, so as to able you vote during election " Speaker Onofiok Luke noted
For those whose card is intact need not reapply as the PVC remains valid beyond 2018/2019 election.
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