The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
extended the deadline for the collection of permanent voter cards (PVC) till
January 29.
The commission announced this in a statement on Thursday
signed by Festus Okoye, its national commissioner and chairman, information and
voter education.
INEC had fixed December 12 to January 22 for the collection
of PVCs in all the 774 LGAs.
It also said it would devolve PVC collection to the 8,809 registration areas/wards from January 6 to January 15, 2023, after which the exercise will revert to the LGA offices until January 22 when the process will end.
According to the statement by the commission, as a result of
the deadline change, the collection of PVCs from registration areas will now
continue till January 22, after which collection at LGAs will continue on
January 23.
“At its regular meeting held today, Thursday 12th January
2023, the Commission deliberated on a number of issues, including the ongoing
collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) nationwide,” the statement reads.
“The Commission is encouraged by the turnout of registered
voters and the surge in the number of collected PVCs across the country. In
some of the States, as many as 100,000 PVCs were collected in the last five
days since the devolution to Ward level started on Saturday 6th January 2023.
“The Commission is
determined to ensure that registered voters have ample opportunity to collect
their PVCs ahead of the forthcoming election. For this reason, the timeframe
for collection of PVCs is extended by eight days.
“Instead of ending on Sunday 22nd January 2023, the
collection of PVCs will continue until Sunday 29th January 2023. At the moment,
the period of collection is 9.00am – 3.00pm daily (including Saturdays and
Sundays).
“As a result of this extension, there is a consequential
adjustment of the collection by location as follows: Collection at Registration
Area (Ward) level is extended by one a week from Monday 16th – Sunday 22nd
January 2023; Collection at Local Government level will resume on Monday 23rd –
Sunday 29th January 2023.”
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