NAIJA NEWS
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that registered voters can collect their Permanent Voter Cards starting Thursday, October 17, 2024, in preparation for the upcoming governorship election in Ondo State.
Naija News reports that the Ondo Governorship election is set to take place on November 16, 2024.
In a statement issued on Monday, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, revealed that a total of 89,777 new PVCs have been printed and sent to INEC’s state office in Akure.
This figure includes 58,708 cards for new voters and 31,069 cards for individuals who have requested transfers, updates, or replacements for lost or damaged PVCs.
According to him, voter card collection will be facilitated at two levels across 221 designated centres throughout the state.
“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, our 18 LGA offices are open from Wednesday, 23rd to Tuesday, 29th October 2024, from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm daily (including the weekends).
“During the period, the backlog of uncollected PVCs from previous registrations will also be available for collection at the designated centres,” the statement read in part.
The commission urged all registered voters to pick up their PVCs in person, reiterating that collection by proxy is not allowed.
“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,” the statement added.
