one month to the general election, 493,000 Permanent
Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected in Adamawa State,
SaharaReporters can report.
In 2015, Jibrilla Bindow scored just 362,329 votes to emerge winner
of the bitterly contested governorship election, a figure below the
number of PVCs currently uncollected, as revealed on Tuesday by the
Independent National Electoral Comission (INEC).
Kashim Gaidam, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Adamawa State,
disclosed the figures while interacting with religious leaders in Yola.
Gaidam further disclosed that youth in the state form 51 per cent of
voters, with women and the elderly sharing 2 per cent and 15 per cent
respectively.
"These are startling figures because the youth component of the
electorate is good enough to decide the winner in any election in The
state," he said.
"That is why we must collectively develop the right strategy to
reorient the youth so that they do not succumb to thuggery. As religious
leaders, you have a very crucial role to play, and I'm glad you
honoured our invitation."
He, therefore, asked religious leaders to consider themselves
critical stakeholders and intensify the message of peace during the
election period.
Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza, Chairman of Christian Association of
Nigeria (CAN), led other Christian leaders, while Muslim clerics were
led by Abubakar Magaji Sahabo, Chairman of Muslim Council in the state.
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