A message has been circulating on WhatsApp suggesting that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials are insisting that people thumbprint before they are issued their permanent voter’s cards (PVCs).
This claim is False, Here is what we know –
In verifying the claim, fact-checkers at Daily Trust visited the INEC official website to check for any possible update but found no such information.
Further investigation led this paper to speak with the National Commissioner and Chairman of, the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye.
He noted that those circulating the messages were “fifth columnists and purveyors of fake news as there was no such development from the commission”.
He stressed that the message did not emanate from the commission.
Conclusion:
Based on the available information, we can confirm that the message in circulation is false and intended to mislead.
