By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja
Ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that 55,859 cards have been personally collected by new registrants as well as applicants for transfer and replacement of lost or damaged cards as provided by law.
The figure, according to Commission, represents 62.2% of the 89,777 cards available for collection.
The Commission said this in a statement on Tuesday by its National Commissioner and Chairman,
Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun in Abuja.
The figure, Olumekun pointed out, is the highest percentage of PVCs collected in five days in Ondo State since the Commission introduced the CVR in 2015.
The statement indicated that a detailed breakdown of the collection by Local Government Areas (LGAs) has been uploaded to the Commission’d website and social media platforms for public information.
Meanwhile, INEC has revealed that the collection will resume in its 18 LGA offices in Ondo State from today, Wednesday 23rd, to Tuesday, 29th October 2024 from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily (including the weekend).
The commission appealed to the remaining voters to pick up their PVCs in person from its LGA offices.
The Commission reiterated its policy that no cards will be collected by proxy.
The statement by Olumekun 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.
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.
“We appeal to the remaining voters to pick up their PVCs in person from our LGA offices. The Commission reiterates its policy that no cards will be collected by proxy”, it said.
