Former Military Head of State and First Democratic President for Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, became conscious if he will live beyond 10 years now, he doubt whether he will live beyond that after collecting his Permanent Voter Card (PVC), which has 10 years duration.
He wondered if he would live long enough to witness the expiration of the card.
Former president make this remake at Presidential Hilltop Estate home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, urged the electoral body to address the hitches associated with the PVC collection and the continuous voter registration.
Obasanjo said addressing those hitches would give Nigeria a good image in the international community.
“Let me thank you most sincerely; just few weeks ago I got my national identity card, I believe that our progress with that programme and this registration will go a long way to portray the country in good light. And you say this will last for 10 years.
“Then my prayer to God is, God, please let me outlast this card. This means that if I outlast this card, I can be smiling. But then, hmmn, it is only by the grace of God.
“I heard that some people were complaining that they have not gotten their cards.
“I did not complain because I know that I will eventually get mine. But people who genuinely complained should be attended to before the elections.
“So whatever corrections, and whatever needs to be done should be done so that many people will not be disenfranchised.
“So I thank you again for the gesture, I will keep my card, so let me ask you again, if any body should lose his card, what are the measures INEC has to replace it?”
