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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday said that, it has distrusted 55,859 new Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to the newly registrants including those on transfer.
In a statement on Tuesday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, said 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.
According to the statement, “this is the highest percentage of PVCs collected in five days in Ondo State since the Commission introduced the CVR in 2015.
“A detailed breakdown of the collection by Local Government Areas (LGAs) has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information.
“Meanwhile, the collection will resume in our 18 LGA offices in Ondo State from tomorrow Wednesday 23rd to Tuesday 29th October 2024 from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily (including the weekend). Detailed information on the locations of our LGA offices in the State is already available on our website”, it said.
The Commission, equally appeal to the remaining voters to pick up their PVCs in person from our LGA offices; saying, as its policy stands, no cards will be collected by proxy.
