Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that a total of 2,249,780 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs).
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this accounts for 85.57 percent of the 2,629,025 total registered voters in the state. Mr. Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, shared this information in a statement issued to reporters in Abuja on Tuesday.
Olumekun noted that as of Monday, September 16, there were 379,245 uncollected PVCs, representing 14.43 percent, following the extended collection period.
To assist with the upcoming election on Saturday, September 21, INEC is providing detailed data on PVC collection by polling unit in Edo State.
“The breakdown of PVCs collected and uncollected for each unit has been uploaded to our website for the benefit of political parties, candidates, and the public,” Olumekun stated.
He encouraged those interested to visit the commission’s website to access the 128-page document.
