A viral image on twitter says “If your PVC is not found, Go to business centre and do the needful. You have your VIN and details.” It urges people to print the cards themselves. PVC refers to a permanent voter’s card, which is needed to cast a ballot in Nigeria.
This claim is Misleading, here are the reasons
INEC spokesman Rotimi Oyekan told AFP Fact Check that the tweet was deceptive and that INEC is the “only organisation empowered by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to register voters and print the permanent voter’s card (PVC),”
A violation of this directive can result in a fine of up to 200,000 naira (about $434) and jail for up to two years.
Conclusion
Citizens cannot print voter cards for ballots in Nigeria as it is against the law. Therefore this claim is misleading.
