WED 13 APRIL, 2022-theGBJournal | The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu unveiled the printed 1,854,859 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) that are ready to be collected by voters gearing for the 2023 general election in Nigeria.
Briefing the press today, the INEC boss also disclosed that for the pre-registration option, 1,014,382 registrants completed the process while 1,509,076 Nigerians registered in person at INEC’s designated registration centres nationwide.
Yakubu said another 671,106 Nigerians submitted requests to update their records or transfer and replace their PVCs.
The INEC boss earlier had said that only 1,390,519 genuine new registrants PVCs have so far been printed.
‘’After completing the data clean up the Commission has printed 1,390,519 PVCs for genuine new registrants. In addition, 464,340 PVCs for verified applicants for transfer or replacement of cards have also been printed. Consequently, a total of 1,854,859 PVCs are now read,’’ Yakubu said.
According to him, ‘’they will be delivered to our state offices across the country over the Easter holiday. They will be available for collection by actual owners in person immediately after the holiday.’’
Yakubu reiterated that the available cards only cover those who registered in the First and Second quarters of the exercise.
‘’The Commission wishes to assure those who registered between January and March 2022 as well as those who are doing so right now that their PVCs will be ready for collection before the 2023 general election.’’
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