PDP warns residents towards pretend mortgage scheme looking for PVC particulars

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue state on Tuesday warned residents towards a suspected fraudulent mortgage scheme allegedly getting used to gather Permanent Voter Card (PVC) particulars and pictures from unsuspecting members of the general public.

The social gathering, in a press assertion issued by its State Publicity Secretary, Bright Yima Antyo, mentioned some people had been visiting markets and village squares below the guise of providing loans and empowerment schemes.

It described the observe as a possible voter fraud scheme, warning that the knowledge may very well be misused to compromise voters’ identities, promote votes forward of the 2027 common elections or disenfranchise eligible voters.

The PDP urged residents to not give up their PVCs, photocopies, pictures or voter identification numbers to anybody in change for loans, grants, palliatives or empowerment advantages.

It suggested anybody approached by the alleged operators to demand legitimate identification, an workplace handle and an authorisation letter, whereas reporting suspicious actions to conventional rulers, ward councillors or the police.

The social gathering additionally urged residents who had already submitted their PVC particulars to go to an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) workplace to confirm and shield their voter information.

Antyo mentioned the social gathering had alerted INEC and would formally petition the Benue State Commissioner of Police and the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) to analyze the matter and prosecute these discovered culpable.

The PDP confused that the PVC was important to voters’ participation within the 2027 elections, urging residents to guard their voting rights and keep away from exchanging their electoral data for guarantees of monetary help.