By Ighomuaye Lucky. O
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.
The figure represents 81.50 per cent of the state’s 2,339,233 registered voters, while 426,842 PVCs, or 18.50 per cent, remain uncollected.
In a statement issued on Thursday, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, said the uncollected PVCs had been securely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with the commission’s established procedures.
The commission also revealed that 6,101 voters whose PVCs were lost, damaged or defaced and who applied for replacements had successfully printed downloadable copies of their voter cards.
INEC said it had published a detailed polling-unit-by-polling-unit breakdown of the collected PVCs on its website.
The electoral empire reaffirmed its preparedness to conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent and inclusive election on Saturday, August 15, assuring political parties, civil society organisations, the media and residents of its readiness for the exercise.
The Osun governorship election will be held across the state’s 30 local government areas, with voters casting their ballots to elect a governor who will serve a four-year term.
Source: Sun
