The Allied People’s Movement Presidential Campaign Organisation has alleged plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to access millions of unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2027 general election.

The party in a statement by Director, Strategic Communication of the Makinde-Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation (MDPCO), Richard Ihediwa, accused some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), of working for the ruling party to acquire the unclaimed PVCs.

According to the campaign organisation, the plot is to infiltrate polling centers with unregistered persons to use the unclaimed PVCs to sway the outcome of the elections to APC’s advantage in some mapped out locations.

It warned that this portends a serious breach on the integrity of INEC in the coming election and threatens the very core of democracy in Nigeria.

“Our campaign insists that an unclaimed PVC must neither be a disposable property nor a political asset to the enemies of credible elections.

“It must not be at the mercy of electoral manipulation but a strictly controlled electoral instrument, whose compromise, in any way, opens the door to electoral fraud,” the presidential campaign organisation stated.

APM however called on INEC to restore public confidence on the integrity of the electoral process, by ensuring the custody, security, and accounting for unclaimed voter cards nationwide.

“INEC must publish a transparent, state-by-state breakdown of all uncollected PVCs currently in its custody and a detailed security protocols it has established to prevent unauthorised access, collection, or transfer of uncollected cards.

“It must take transparent measures to ensure that every ballot cast belongs to a duly registered and legally qualified voter,” MDPCO stated.

It however described the alleged plot to use unclaimed PVCs by the APC to compromise the election, “as dead-on-arrival as Nigerians across the country are now at alert and will resist such plots.”

The MDPCO urged Nigerians to remain vigilant throughout this electoral cycle, and keep a close eye on their local polling units and immediately report suspicious activities to security agencies and accredited election observers.

“We also call on the international observers to note this serious issue and demand assurances from INEC.

“The integrity of the 2027 general elections depends largely on the sanctity of the voter register and other materials, long before the first ballot is cast.

“Nigerians do not need post-election explanations; they deserve pre-election transparency.

“Time is therefore here for the INEC to move beyond choreographed assurances to actions that guarantee the integrity and credibility of elections in Nigeria.

“The 2027 general elections must not be an exercise in which Nigerians merely vote; it must be an election in which every legitimate vote is protected and every attempt to manufacture or manipulate votes is decisively resisted.

“Moreover, Nigerians are not ready to accept any results that do not reflect their Will and aspiration in the 2027 Presidential election,” it added.