By Samuel Oyadongha

Yenagoa—Bayelsa State political leaders, yesterday, tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on the provision of Permanent Voters Cards to eligible voters in the state ahead of the March 28 presidential election.

The state political leaders, under the aegis of Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, led by the state Coordinator, Werinipre Seibarugu, said though the rate of collection of the PVCs had improved, INEC should ensure that PVCs for all registered voters in the state were made available for collection to avoid anyone being disenfranchised.

Seibarugu disclosed that TAN would work with all critical stakeholders in Bayelsa State to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan gets 100 per cent of the votes in the presidential election. According to him, Bayelsans have no choice than to come out en masse and vote for President Jonathan, adding that voting for him was a duty every Bayelsan owes as a worthy Ijaw son and dauther.

On criticisms against the Jonathan administration, he said that the President had performed creditably well and deserved massive support from Nigerians irrespective of political affiliations. He noted that when re-elected, President Jonathan will place Nigeria within the top ten economies in the world. He urged Bayelsans to take advantage of the extension of the collection of the PVCs and ensure that they collect their PVCs so as to vote for President Jonathan.