2027: Abuja ICA mobilizes Igbo to get PVC

By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano

The leadership of Igbo Community Association (ICA) in Abuja has called on the Igbo people to register and empower themselves with the Permanent Voters Card (PCV) during the ongoing continuous voters registration exercise b by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

ICA President-General in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, insisted that collection of PVC by Igbo eligible voters will delete the much touted political irrelevance of the Igbo race.

Ikenna told the Igbos that: “Your PVC is your key to making your voice heard in our democratic process. We urge every eligible voter, in these states, to seize this opportunity to register, update their information, collect their PVCs and actively participate in shaping their future.”

Abuja ICA futher called on the Igbo speaking people resident in the 19 northern states of Nigeria to unite and empower themselves with their PVC in order to properly participate in the electoral exercise as full citizens and Patriots of Nigeria.

The call was made following a close door meeting in Kano state on September 1, 2025 where the President General of Igbo Community Association FCT, Engr Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe called for the igbo speaking people to seize the opportunity to obtain their voters card in this period that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened their continuous voters registration exercise.

“It is highly important our people come out and register to vote this time around. Nigeria is at a point in history where the Igbo speaking people must participate and show our capacity. We can nolonger stay in the corridors,” Ikenna said.

The Abuja based igbo leader also called on the Deputy speaker of the house of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu to cue into the process to help the igbo speaking communities around the country to join and participate fully in the democratic process.

“We must disregard the previous call not to participate in the electoral process in Nigeria. We are Nigerians and we must participate in the democratic process. Not participating has not earned us any quantifiable gains. Now, we must turn to another option, a better option,” he added.

Ikenna explained that igbo community association FCT represents an estimated 3.5million igbos in the Federal Capital Territory. Our target is to get 70% of us registered to vote with their pvcs.”

He called on the various igbo leaders across the 19 northern states to cue in behind the call to encourage our people to register to vote.