The Pega & Friends Foundation Foundation, an NGO has commenced a sensitization campaign in Ogun state on the needs for the residents to collect their Permanent Voters Cards to eliminate political apathy and encourage political participation amongst the citizenry in the upcoming 2019 General Elections.
In a statement signed by its Founder, Prince Ekunola Gbenga Abraham (PEGA), the Foundation said the essence of the sensitisation campaign is to engage the citizens of Ogun State on the need to be more active in the electoral processes.
According to the Foundation, a recent visit led by its Director Prince Ekunola Gbenga Abraham (PEGA) to some INEC offices, especially in Yewa South Local Government, the number of uncollected PVCs was alarming.
He expressed concern over the high level of uncollected PVCs across Ogun state where only a total of 1,125,657 out of the over 1,829,534 registered voters of a voting population of 3,728,098 had collected their Permanent Voters Card.
According to Abraham, “Without your PVC, you are powerless, without your PVC, you can only complain, you cannot contribute. That is why we are calling on those of you that have registered for PVC to go INEC of to collect it and express your political choice on the day of the election.”
The Foundation found out from INEC statistics that there was still a large number of uncollected PVC in the State while the number of newly registered voters was not a true reflection of the voting population of Ogun State.
He said further that the self-imposed political apathy embraced by youths in the State would not solve the national challenges or improve governance in the State.
Ekunola, a Political Analyst said a survey by his foundation shows that Ogun people without PVCs were more than those that had collected theirs.
On the objective(s) of the foundation, Ekunola, a native of Pahayi-Yewa said he established Foundation with sole aim of promoting the spirit of nationalism and patriotism amongst Nigerians and enhancing the quality of life of ordinary Nigerians through initiatives that promote national development, entrepreneurship and educational opportunities.
He urged Nigerians to join the campaign for PVC collection nationwide and support the ongoing INEC initiatives towards successful elections in 2019.
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