Nigeria elections 2019: PVC collection – How easy?
13 February 2019 |
3:12 pm
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) finally closed collection of PVC's ahead of 2019 elections, Nigerians have been reliving their experiences during the exercise.
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