Collect, Safeguard Your PVCs, Akawor, Fubara Task Oyigbo People

Afam, headquarters of Oyigbo Local Government Area in Rivers State was agog, last Sunday, as the Grassroot Development Initiative (GDI) took its Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) collection sensitisation rally to the area.
The tumultuous crowd that attended the event from the 10 wards of Oyigbo was a bold statement that Oyigbo people have embraced the message which GDI had come to deliver, themed: ‘Operation Go and Collect your PVC’.
Speaker after speaker underscored the importance of the PVCs to the electoral process.
Chairman, Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC), Amb Desmond Akawor, highlighted the need for eligible voters to take it as their duty to collect all unclaimed PVCs still at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices across the state.
Akawor, who is also the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), further tasked the electorate in the area to safeguard their PVCs, and thanked the people of Oyigbo for the massive turnout, noting that it was an indication that they were well aware of their civic responsibilities.
He thanked GDI for initiating the sensitisation programme, and described it as timely, instructive and worth the while.
Also speaking, gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, who spoke in Ndoki language, said he was happy to be home, explaining that the people of Oyigbo, Opobo and Bonny were one and the same.
Fubara expressed delight at the level of mobilisation of the people but advised them to ensure they collect their PVCs and also safeguard the vital electoral passport, while being ready to make good use of it at the appropriate time.
The well attended rally featured gyration by the 10 wards of the LGA which defied the rain to showcase their level of enthusiasm and sensitisation.
Present at the event were the Deputy Governorship candidate, Prof Ngozi Ordu; chairmen of local government councils; members of National and State Assembly; PDP and GDI members and stakeholders; including the President-General of GDI, Chief Bright Amaewhule; Deputy Chairman of PDP, Hon Chukwuemeka Aaron; and the State Secretary, Dr Benibo George.
There were also solidarity speeches from stakeholders of Oyigbo.