The chairman Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime Senator Abdulfatai Buhari has urged eligible voters who are yet to get voters card to do so during the Independent National Electoral (INEC) continuous registration exercise schedule to start on Monday April 27.
Senator Buhari a Senator representing Oyo North Senatorial District at the upper chamber of the National Assembly gave this urge at the while sensitising eligible voters on the need to register for the card in Ogbomoso.
The Senator said ” Voters card Is a potent instrument which every eligible voters must possess to exercise his right to vote and be voted for as a citizen of Nigeria’
” We are approaching another election year when we will vote those who will represent us at various level and for anybody to participate fully in the election Voters card is the instrument and weapon”.
“Those who just reach the age of 18 and those above 18 and are yet to register should go to INEC office in their respective local governments to register and get their card”.
Buhari while cautioning politicians and INEC staff against any form of manipulation during the exercise,said “it’s an exercise that will enhance development, it should not be manipulated”
” Don’t sell your card, no amount of money given to you when you sell will alleviate your problem, but keep it and use it to vote for the change you want to see in your domain.” he concluded.
