The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 1,906,390 registered voters in Osun State have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Penpushing reports that National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education of the Commission, Mohammed Haruna, made this known in a statement in Abuja, explaining that the figure represented 81.50 per cent of the total 2,339,233 registered voters in the state.
The chairman said 432,843, representing 18.50 per cent of the total, had yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), adding that the uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with commission’s established practice.
Penpushing further reports that he said persons whose Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were damaged, defaced or lost applied for replacement of cards, explaining that 6,101 voters had applied for and obtained printed downloadable copies of their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education of the commission said the agency had published on its website the number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected in each polling unit.
Penpushing also reports that Haruna reassured political parties, civil society organisations, the media and voters of the commission’s readiness to conduct credible and transparent election on Saturday.
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