<p>By Matthew Okon</p>
<p><strong>The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised the alarm over an alleged organised operation to purchase and collect Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from citizens in parts of Northern Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections.</strong></p><p class="ari-link"><strong>Read also:</strong> <a href="https://sparknewsdaily.com.ng/2026-nhpd-fg-calls-for-greater-public-participation-in-preventive-healthcare/">2026 NHPD: FG Calls For Greater Public Participation in Preventive Healthcare</a></p>
<p>In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party alleged that individuals acting in the interest of the ruling party were offering money to vulnerable citizens in exchange for their PVCs.</p>
<p>The ADC said it had received multiple reports of the alleged operation and was taking steps to document the claims and gather credible evidence to establish the identities of those allegedly behind it.</p>
<p>According to the party, the alleged practice goes beyond conventional vote-buying because a PVC collected from its rightful owner cannot ordinarily be used by another person due to biometric verification requirements.</p>
<p>“The real objective may therefore be to prevent targeted citizens from voting altogether,” the party said, describing the alleged practice as organised voter suppression.</p><p class="ari-link"><strong>Read also:</strong> <a href="https://sparknewsdaily.com.ng/my-conscience-is-clear-shehu-buba-challenges-dss-police-to-probe-banditry-claims/">‘My Conscience Is Clear’, Shehu Buba Challenges DSS, Police to Probe Banditry Claims</a></p></p>
<p>The ADC called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to immediately investigate the reports, identify those allegedly financing or coordinating the operation and prosecute anyone found purchasing, collecting or unlawfully retaining voters’ cards.</p>
<p>The party also urged Nigerians approached by alleged PVC buyers to reject such offers, preserve any available evidence and report incidents to INEC, security agencies or the nearest ADC office.</p>
<p>Abdullahi said the party was concerned that economic hardship could be exploited to deprive citizens of their electoral rights.</p>
<p>“The same ruling party under whose watch millions of Nigerians have been pushed deeper into poverty must not be allowed to weaponise that poverty against them,” he said.</p>
<p>The ADC further called on civil society organisations, election observers, the media, traditional rulers, religious leaders and community associations to intensify public sensitisation and help expose any attempt to disenfranchise voters ahead of the 2027 elections.</p>
<p class="ari-link"><strong>Read also:</strong> <a href="https://sparknewsdaily.com.ng/atiku-fires-back-at-apc-over-call-for-efcc-probe/">Atiku Fires Back at APC Over Call for EFCC Probe</a></p><p>The party maintained that any coordinated effort to remove voting cards from citizens should be treated as a serious electoral concern rather than routine political misconduct.</p>
<p>It urged Nigerians, particularly voters in Northern Nigeria, to retain their PVCs and exercise their right to vote.</p>

ADC Raises Alarm Over Alleged PVC Buying in Northern Nigeria
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