The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has distributed about 55,859 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) ahead of the November 16 governorship elections.
National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun said in a statement that collection of the PVCs will not be shifted to local government offices of the commission.
The statement reads: “Over a period of five days (17-21 October 2024), the Commission made the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) from the last Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Ondo State available for collection in all the 203 Wards across the State.
“The Commission is pleased to announce that at the end of the five-day period, 55,859 cards were personally collected by new registrants as well as applicants for transfer and replacement of lost or damaged cards as provided by law. This figure represents 62.2% of the 89,777 cards available for collection