Polls: Lagos, Kano, Kaduna top list as 87.2m PVCs collected
No fewer than 87.2 million people are eligible to vote in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
There are over 93 million Nigerians on the the register of the Independent National Electoral Commission but only 87.2 million were able to pick up their voters cards, while 6,259,229 million were unable to collect their PVCs.
The PVC collection ended on February 5, 2023 after the Commission extended the process twice.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at the daily briefing held at the National Collation Centre in Abuja.
A breakdown by states showed that Lagos has the highest number of collected PVCs with 6,214,970, followed by Kano with 5,594,193; and Kaduna, 4,164,473.
Breakdown of states include Abia, 1,949,197; Adamawa, 1,970,650; Akwa-Ibom, 2,198,628; Anambra, 2,624,764; Bauchi, 2,721,780; Bayelsa, 1,009,895; Benue, 2,607,141; Borno, 2,447,209; Cross River, 1,672,810; Delta, 2,989,514; Ebonyi, 1,551,795; Edo, 2,128,288; Enugu, 1,995,389; Gombe, 1,534,954; Imo, 2,280,339; Jigawa, 2,298,365; Katsina, 3,459,945; Kebbi, 1,980,171; Kogi, 1,813,741; Kwara, 1,537,275; Nasarawa, 1,847,752; Niger, 2,633,728; Ogun, 2,278,063; Ondo, 1,729,641; Osun, 1,594,066; Oyo, 2,761,421, Plateau, 2,687,533; Rivers, 3, 285,785; Sokoto, 2,097,789, Taraba, 1,825,325; Yobe, 1,437,851; Zamfara, 1,850,055; and the FCT, 1,476,451.
While Ekiti State recorded the least PVCs collected with 958,052.
