Senate pushes for Diaspora voting in 2019

   The Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sen. Monsurat Sunmonu says that the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs is pushing for Diaspora voting in the coming general elections in 2019,

   Sunmonu  disclosed this to newsmen yesterday  in New York, saying  that giving franchise to Nigerians abroad would give the impression that “they are part of the system”.

   According to her, the Diaspora Nigerians who have the Permanent Voter Cards ,PVCs, can cast their votes as the PCV has all their personal data and fingerprint.

  Sunmonu, however, said she could not promise that Diaspora voting would be a reality in the 2019 general elections but  advised Nigerians to be law-abiding wherever they are, to avoid running into troubles outside the country.