1.9m PVCs collected for Osun governorship election – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,906,390 registered voters in Osun have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

Mr Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

Haruna said the figure represented 81.50 per cent of the total 2,339,233 registered voters in the state.

He said 432,843, representing 18.50 per cent of the total, had yet to collect their PVCs.

According to him, the uncollected PVCs have been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with INEC’s established practice.

“Persons whose PVCs were damaged, defaced or lost applied for replacement of cards,” he said.

Haruna disclosed that 6,101 voters had applied for and obtained printed downloadable copies of their PVCs.

He said the commission had published on its website the number of PVCs collected in each polling unit.

The national commissioner reassured political parties, civil society organisations, the media and voters of INEC’s readiness to conduct credible and transparent election on Saturday.