I've listened to many analysts and the so many theories we have all formulated around the rate of PVCs distribution by the INEC all over Nigeria, but I realise we're only measuring the success by the percentage distribution without any recourse to other factors that I believe so strongly will make many PVCs to remain uncollected even if the election is postponed for one year.

1) What's the ratio of Nigerians of voting age that registered in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 to those who collected the Voter's Slip or TVC as the case might be then?

2) How about politicians' tendencies to rig elections; WHAT IF a vast majority of TVCs in the record of INEC are for fictitious voters, where the politicians hoped to use them to their advantage if we're going to use the analogue voting system.

Of course, as we speak, despite the geometric increase in political awareness in Nigeria, with so many more than ever taking interest in the activities of politicians, so many people are still unwilling to collect their PVCs, because they have decided not to vote for whatever reason, such group of people will naturally compensate for these fictitious names in INEC register. So, while the voters' population may still be within an acceptable range, there will be no room for anyone to claim the cards with the new digital verification system.

3) With the increase in mortality rate in Nigeria today, what's the figure of those who registered in 2011 but are no more?

Shouldn't the INEC, the political parties and bodies like the NPC be looking in these directions? Shouldn't these even be where the election observers start their assignment of ascertaining the probity of the election starting in a matter of days?

U raised quite some valid points u kno!

i dont have PVC, am i dead, did i register this year. Does any of the above points reason to register under aged voters. If immortality rate is high any were it should be in the north east so why are the rate of PVC collection in those areas the highest. Please dont even start now to hide the real facts it wont take us any were.

ChikezieU:
i dont have PVC, am i dead, did i register this year. Does any of the above points reason to register under aged voters. If immortality radistribution high any were it should be in the north east so why are the rate of PVC collection in those areas the highest. Please dont even start now to hide the real facts it wont take us any were.

Honestly speaking Chikezie, if we begin to apportion blames on why some eligible voters have not been able to collect their cards the INEC will carry the lion share; the electoral umpire, through its chairman, Professor AtrahiruJega declared several weeks back that all the funds required for the body to organise the election was already collected. So, INEC needs to explain to Nigerians the reason all the cards are still not ready.

However, beyond that, and beyond INEC, the essence of this post is to point out other reasons why many PVC will not be collected. So, before we measure INEC's performance of PVC distribution on the percentage collected, let's consider the above as well.

geniusbami:
Honestly speaking Chikezie, if we begin to apportion blames on why some eligible voters have not been able to collect their cards the INEC will carry the lion share; the electoral umpire, through its chairman, Professor AtrahiruJega declared several weeks back that all the funds required for the body to organise the election was already collected. So, INEC needs to explain to Nigerians the reason all the cards are still not ready.

However, beyond that, and beyond INEC, the essence of this post is to point out other reasons why many PVC will not be collected. So, before we measure INEC's performance of PVC distribution on the percentage collected, let's consider the above as well.

u just made the point the lion share is for INEC, while dose points r just negligible at this point in time and should no were to be used as an excuse