Nigeria Collabo launches PVC collection drive for turning-point election
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Nigeria Collabo has launched a comprehensive nationwide campaign for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to drive the biggest turn out in the 2023 ballot, a turning-point in Nigeria for which 95 million citizens have registered.
Nigeria Collabo is a coalition of support groups for good governance working with political parties. It has 37 state coordinators, 774 council coordinators, and 8,909 ward coordinators ready to provide support for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“Upon the data released by INEC sometime in September 2022 stating the high number of PVCs not yet collected by citizens, considering the monumental work at hand for INEC, we mobilised our LGA coordinators to provide the needed on the ground support to voters.
“As we speak, we have our LGA coordinators providing the needed basic assistance in queue management, crowd coordination, fatigue control and so on,” Nigeria Collabo National Coordinator John Ewa disclosed.
Nigeria Collabo National Secretary Uchenna Ofomota said its members nationwide have been trained to continue to be resourceful and provide technical assistance in their environment, according to reporting by The Guardian.
“We have 10 inspirational powers of collabos that motivate our people to participate in community service honorably.
“They include Collaboration, Hard work, Discipline, Problem solving, Unity, Accountability, Creative talent, Love, Integrity and Responsiveness,” she explained.
“We launched our LGA mechanisation project in the 774 LGA and at the moment we feel the pulse of the election, the people need their PVCs.
“We encourage other support groups to link up with our team in the LGA to support this great initiative.”
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Pillars of collabos
Nigeria Collabo Director General Derek Omoleh, who spoke from Abuja, stressed that “our service is driven by three key pillars, namely: Social & Environmental impact, Political electoral education and thirdly intellectual and SME impact.
“This is a broad based strategy but a unique focus that positively influences Nigerians to participate in the development process of the country, especially now.”
Nigeria Collabo President Pat Utomi encouraged everyone to increase advocacy on PVC collection, per The Guardian.
“INEC needs assistance, this is the time for the majority of Nigerians to volunteer ourselves to help INEC. We are confident that the election shall be free and fair,” added Eugene Nwosu, leader of Nigeria Diaspora Alliance (NDA), the diaspora partner of Nigeria Collabo, who spoke from Ireland.
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