He disclosed this on Monday in Abeokuta while briefing journalists about the progress made so far by the commission in the distribution of PVCs in the state.
Ibitoye, who said the PVCs were in the custody of the commission, said they belonged to deceased persons collated from the 20 local government areas in the state.
He said, "We had gone to all the local government areas in the state and we asked our officers to write out the names of those who were yet to collect their PVCs. We were able to get the number from this collation. The community leaders also assisted us in identifying those who have died since the last registration of voters, when the lists were pasted."
The REC said more people had come forward to collect their PVCs, noting that the correct number of registered voters in the state was 1,795,794, as opposed to 1,829,534 being bandied around.
He said, "The PVCs that we have received from Abuja so far is 1,370,340 and as of today. We have distributed 860,076. If we base the percentage of PVCs distributed on the number of registered voters, we have achieved 63 per cent."
Ibitoye said the commission was still expecting a total of 425, 454 PVCs from the national headquarters. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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