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#2023Decides: Contrary To INEC’s Claim, Some Nigerians Voted Without PVC on Election Day

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Prudence Okeoghene and Quadri Yahya Claim The Independent National Electoral Commission has claimed several times that Nigerians cannot vote without their Permanent Voter Card on election day. Verdict A number of eligible voters confided in FactCheckElections that they were able to cast their votes at their respective polling units on the election day, without their …

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INEC Reaffirms FactCheckElections Verification Few Hours To Elections

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….no PVC no Voting! Adetutu Sobowale & Olayide Soaga The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reaffirmed that Nigerians without their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) cannot vote during elections. The Chairman of the commission, Yakubu Mohammed, reaffirmed this via the official INEC Twitter handle, saying “No PVC, no voting”. Yakubu, who said the information is …

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Twitter User Deletes Tweet Barely 24 Hours After FactCheckElection’s Report

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Adetutu Sobowale Following a report by FactCheckElections, a Twitter User, TC ONWE @onwe_tc, deleted a tweet where he claimed that the Electoral Act empowers INEC to print cards but does not criminalize individuals printing their cards. The Twitter user deleted the tweet barely 24 hours after the claim was found misleading and offensive under the …

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FactCheck: INEC is the Only Institution Empowered By the Law To Print PVCs.

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim A Twitter user TC Onwe @onwe_tc claimed in a tweet that the Electoral Act empowers INEC to print cards but it does not criminalize individuals printing their cards. Verdict Misleading. It is an electoral offence under sections 117 and 16 of the Electoral Act, 2022 to print a PVC. INEC is the …

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No! You Cannot Vote Without Your PVC

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya and Habeeb Adisa Claim A WhatsApp user claimed that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has allowed voters to be eligible to vote with the last 5 digits of their Voters Identification Number (VIN) without their PVC card. Verdict False! The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated severally that without the Permanent Voter’s …

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INEC Denies Circulating Video on Knowing Polling Unit Address Via Text

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Claim A video showing voters steps on how to to know their polling unit address via text message circulates online. Verdict The claim is false. It is not from INEC. Full text A video showing voters steps on how to to know their polling unit address via text message circulates online. It asked …

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2022 Roundup: Our Top 5 Fact-Checks of The Year

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Oluwaseye Ogunsanya Like every other year, 2022 served us a lot of political talking points. This year is particularly interesting because it precedes the 2023 general elections. The signing of the amended 2022 electoral act into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, the conduct of primaries for different elective positions ahead of the 2023 general elections …

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No, You Cannot Vote Without Your Permanent Voters Card

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Adetutu Sobowale Claim A broadcast message has been circulating on WhatsApp platforms with a claim that Nigerians can vote without their Permanent Voter’s Card provided they had registered with the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC). Verdict FALSE. INEC had disclosed that PVC is required to be allowed to vote. Full Text A broadcast message has been …

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