The Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West has raised the alarm over the alleged buying of Permanent Voter Cards by opposition parties.

The party’s youth leader in the South-West, Mike Adeniji, stated this in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, during voters’ awareness and sensitization programme organized by the South-West Youth Network.

The programme, which was attended by youths and women in the state, featured a workshop on the importance of the PVC and why people should participate in the elections.

Adeniji, who was accompanied by other youth leaders such as the former Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Social Development and Special Duties, Yusuf Kunle, and another youth leader, Omoleye Olabode, urged the people to resist any attempt to disenfranchise them.

He said, “We heard that some people are going around and they are telling you to sell your cards to them. The cards have chips. They want to invalidate the cards so as to disenfranchise you. Don’t give your cards to anybody.

“If you see somebody asking you to sell your cards, report him to the police. Let all of us be vigilant because if the people had reported Boko Haram on time, they would not have degenerated to this stage.

“The rumour has been spreading, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, even said it, that people are paying N10, 000 for PVC and he also came out with the news that there are people who are trying to invalidate cards. The challenge I have is that he has not gone to security agents.

“But, we have to warn our people because we know the level of poverty in the environment. N10, 000 for a PVC might be attractive to some people. So if they know people who are buying PVCs for N10, 000, they should tell us so that the security agents can arrest them. But in a situation whereby they don’t tell us, we should warn our people against selling their cards or giving out their cards to people.”