A group of Lagos residents captured in a viral video collecting rice while being snapped alongside their voters’ card before being handed over the palliative has sparked mixed reactions from netizens.
As seen in the video shared on Instagram on Saturday, the residents had converged a food palliative distribution event organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The organisers could be seen handing over the palliative to the beneficiaries.
However, the distribution was not completely free as the beneficiaries are required to show their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) before being given the palliative.
This had sparked mixed reactions from netizens with some questioning the motive behind the demand for PVC as requirement.
Others labelled it a vote buying scheme ahead of the 2027 Presidential election.
“Vote buying don state 😂😂😂😂 Government of the poor by poor direct to poverty”@isaacfayoseoriginal
“They’ll manually add the names of those people as those that have voted already”@iambuike
“Maybe we’ve started voting without knowing abi”@ottoroseline
“APC Desperation is Something else, with all the Governors e no sure for them 🤷🏿🤣”@therealsimcard
“That revolution y’all are talking about, on that day it’s your fellow Nigerians who’ll fight you on behalf of the government.”@thoni_sindari
“Election na next year, but them Don start to campaign this year. If you’re doing the right thing, their won’t be a need to spend on things like this”@vera_onyekwere
“I think we the youths need to come out and lecture the elders and our parents about the dangers of voting APC in the next election. Since protesting didn’t do anything so I think this would work.”@mrldn001
“Na voting de happens there. The rice na to disguise”@onemayor
“They have casted their 2027 votes already, that’s what it means. Belle face gull!ble F00ls”@Jennysmeals
“And young persons like me who have complete hands and legs are subjecting themselves to this ridiculous…
TINUBU must be using juju 😒😒”@caesar_we_know
