- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the collection of permanent voters cards (PVCs) will take place at registration areas and wards
- The commission, in a statement by Festus Okoye, chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee said the collection exercise is between January l6 and 21.
- INEC also noted that the deadline for collection of PVCs was Febuary 8
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would devolve Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collection to Registration Areas and Wards across the country, from January 16.
The commission said in a statement by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Friday, January 11, in Abuja, that deadline for collection of PVCs was Feb. 8.
The statement said that decision on the issues was taken at the commission’s weekly meeting held on Thursday in Abuja.
It recalled that INEC carried out Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) between April 27, 2017 and August 31, 2018 during which a total of 14, 281,734 new voters were registered.
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It stated that subsequently, the commission printed the PVCs of the new registrants and delivered them to the states.
It said “collection of PVCs by the public which is being done presently at the Commission’s Local Government offices is to be devolved to the 8,809 Registration Areas/Wards from Jan. 16 to Jan. 21 (including Saturday and Sunday).
“After Jan. 21 collection of PVCs will revert to the Commission’s Local Government Offices and other designated centres to be determined by the states until Feb. 8, being the last day for collection.
“There will be no extension for the collection of PVCs after Feb.8. All uncollected PVCs will be retrieved and kept in a secured place until the general elections are over.
“There shall be no collection of PVCs by proxy.”
The commission said that in the spirit of transparency, it would give account of the number of PVCs collected and the balance from previous registrations.
It urged all registered voters yet to collect their PVCs to seize the opportunity to do so.
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In a previous report by Legit.ng, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, January 10, released steps for voting process at polling booths in the forthcoming 2019 general elections.
The electoral made the announcement in an article entitled ‘How To Vote’ published on its website.
The commission highlighted seven procedures the electorate should follow in casting their votes on the day of elections.
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