On November 7, 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool that there is an approval to vote without a voter’s card. This claim is going viral a day before the election and also on the election day.
Claim: Is there an approval to vote without a voter’s card?
Verification:
The CDD War Room found that there is no approval to vote without a voter’s card. We can confirm that during the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s meeting with stakeholders, the Commission’s supervising commissioner for Anambra, Dr Ken Ukeagu, while answering a question asked by an attendee, explained that no one would be allowed to vote without a voter’s card.
We also found that in the Electoral Act, 2022 (as amended), Section 47 (1) of the Act states that “ A person intending to vote in an election shall present himself with his voter’s card to a presiding officer for accreditation at the polling unit in the constituency in which his name is registered.”
This implies that anybody intending to vote must present their valid voter’s card. Hence, you cannot vote without a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC).
Verdict: FALSE
The CDD War Room found that there is no approval to vote without a voter’s card. We can confirm that the Electoral Act 2022 mandates that anybody intending to vote must present their valid voter’s card.