…Lagos collected 89.3%
There is a ray of hope for those who may be unable to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) at the close of the current window.
Though this is subject to reports by various Resident Electoral Commissioners.
The collection of PVCs will end on Sunday 29th January 2023.
The initial date was January 22nd but INEC extended it by seven days.
There are still some challenges, as there are a series of complaints about the snail speed at which some of the INEC officials are handling the process.
But, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Friday said that the commission will not hesitate to consider additional measures to ensure that all citizens have ample opportunity to collect their PVCs ahead of the General Election.
Yakubu assured Nigerians that the Commission will always be responsive to the needs of the electorate.
He spoke at the meeting of the INEC management team with the RECs from the 36 States of the Federation and Federal Capital Territory.
He said, “The Commission is aware that there are a few issues to be addressed. One of them is the ongoing collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs). The Commission is encouraged by the determination of registered voters nationwide to collect their PVCs and the actual level of collection so far. “
“This meeting with RECs will consider reports from other States of the Federation and the Commission will not hesitate to consider additional measures to ensure that all citizens have ample opportunity to collect their PVCs ahead of the General Election.
“We wish to assure Nigerians that the Commission will always be responsive to the needs of the electorate.”
Meanwhile PVC collection in Lagos State has reached an all time high.
According to INEC, of the 940,200 PCs delivered, a total of 839,720 PVC have been collected. That is 89.3%.
” Lagos State, which has the highest number of registered voters in the country, the Commission delivered 940,200 PVCs from the recent voter registration exercise (June 2021 to July 2022) for both new registrants and requests for transfer and replacement of cards. As of yesterday Thursday 26th January 2023, 839,720 PVCs have been collected representing 89.3% of the total figure.
