From David Onuoja, Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has urged all those who registered in Ondo State recently for Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), to go to their Wards and Local Government Areas for the collection.
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Sam Olumekun, in a statement announced this yesterday saying, A total of 89,777 new PVCs from the recent CVR were printed and are available for collection.
It revealed that, the total, is made up of 58,708 new voters, and 31,069 applicants for transfers, updates and replacement of lost and damaged PVCs.
According to him, “The PVCs for all categories of applicants will be available for collection in 221 centres across the State at two levels. First, in all the 203 Wards from Thursday 17th to Monday 21st October 2024. Secondly, in our 18 LGA offices from Wednesday 23rd to Tuesday 29th October 2024 from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily (including the weekends).
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“During the period, the backlog of uncollected PVCs from previous registrations will also be available for collection at the designated centres.
“We appeal to registered voters in the State to pick up their PVCs in person on the approved dates. The Commission reiterates its policy that no cards will be collected by proxy.
“Detailed information, including location addresses of the Ward and Local Government collection centres, has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information.
“In addition to pasting the register of new voters for each centre at the designated locations, the Commission is also uploading the entire collection register for the new voters to our website to facilitate easy identification of names and collection centres for the seamless collection of the PVCs” it said.
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