The Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation (MDPCO) has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hand over millions of unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election.
The campaign organisation, in a statement on Thursday, urged INEC to immediately address the allegation, warning that any compromise in the custody of unclaimed PVCs could undermine the credibility of the elections and threaten Nigeria’s democracy.
The statement, signed by the organisation’s Director of Strategic Communications, Richard Ihediwa, alleged that compromised electoral officials could allow unregistered persons to gain access to polling units using unclaimed PVCs and manipulate results in favour of the APC.
The organisation said the allegation placed a “huge burden” on INEC to provide Nigerians with clear assurances on the security and custody of unclaimed PVCs.
“An unclaimed PVC must neither be a disposable property nor a political asset to the enemies of credible elections,” the statement said.
It insisted that unclaimed PVCs must remain “a strictly controlled electoral instrument” to prevent electoral fraud.
