The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said that the commission would issue the 10-year permanent voters’ cards to registered voters before the end of 2013.
Speaking on Monday in Abuja at the commission’s quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners, Jega said that INEC had gone far in the production of the first phase of the cards.
“By the time the contract is executed, all the registered voters will have their permanent voters card produced.
“It is our hope that all the cards will be distributed before the end of the year,” Jega said.
He said the cards contained security features such as embedded chips with printed voters’ details, photograph barcode, micro-text, hologram and fingerprints.
“The cards will be electronic in nature and will be used for identification, authentication and for voting to prevent multiple voting and frauds,” he said.
The INEC boss said the meeting would discuss the issue of permanent voters’ cards, their production, distribution and security.
He also said that the meeting would discuss the delineation of electoral constituencies and progress made toward 2015 general elections, among others.
The meeting was attended by RECs in the 36 states of the federation and FCT.
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Mr Jega pls stop deceiving us, u collected money in 2011 4 permanent voters card and nothing came out,now u smuggled d same money into ds year budget, we shall see how many ple will get it.
JEGA IS FOOLING HIMSELF
Weldon Prof. Insist on d right thing so dat d next general electiöns wud b freer and fairer. Concentrate on states dat had complaints:BENUE, KADUNA, AKWA IBOM, BAUCHI, KOGI. Hope d presidency does nt sack u b4 2015.