The lawmakers, who berated the INEC said the exercise was dangerous to democracy if left unchecked. The decision followed the adoption of a motion calling for an investigation into the allegation sponsored by Hon. Johnbull Shekarau (PDP, Plateau),who lamented the development saying “the incidence will also have adverse effects on the peaceful conduct, credibility of future elections and the legitimacy of elected Leaders” According to him, the incidence was a national embarrassment given that Section 12(1) of the 2010 Electoral Act, provides that a person shall be qualified to be registered as a voter if such person has attained the age of eighteen and; INEC is empowered to register and issue PVC to such eligible Nigerian. He expressed more worry over the admittance of the practice by the commissions’ director of publicity and voters education, Osaze Uzzi, that the Under aged voters were registered because the lives of the registration officers were being threatened. The lawmakers who particularly expressed concern over reports that underaged voters presented themselves at polling units armed with PVCs came out to vote in the recent local government election in Kano state, feared that such development poises to the nation’s democracy, particularly the danger it has on the security of lives of election officials. In adopting the motion, the House resolved to set up an adhoc committee to investigate the exercise.]]>

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