The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has
moved the collection of permanent voter cards (PVCs) to the 8,809 registration
areas/wards across the country.
The commission had, in December, fixed December 12 to
January 22 for the collection of PVCs in all the 774 LGAs.
INEC had at the time 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.
In a statement signed by Festus Okoye, national commissioner and chairman, information and voter committee, INEC called on all eligible registrants to collect their PVCs from registration areas from Friday.
“All those that
applied for replacement of lost, damaged, or defaced PVCs can collect their
PVCs at the Registration Area/wards during this period and the same thing
applies to those that registered prior to the 2019 general election and are yet
to collect their cards,” the statement reads.
“The PVCs of those that applied for transfer are available
for collection in the Local Governments and Registration Areas where they
intend to vote and not in the State or Local Government where they carried out
the transfer.
“The Commission appreciates the patience and understanding
of Nigerians who trooped to our various Local Government Offices to collect
their PVCs. In making the cards available for collection, the Commission is
also working to ensure that the process is simple and hitch-free for
Nigerians.”
The commission also announced that the International
Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja will serve as the national situation room and
collation centre for the 2023 general election.
INEC said it has, therefore, established two committees.
The first is the collation secretariat committee, which will
be responsible for the collation of presidential results from the states, and
the committee will be chaired by Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, who will be
assisted by a few technical staff.
The second is the situation room and collation centre
committee, which will be responsible for the preparation of the venue, seating
arrangement, utilities and services, security, the accreditation of party
agents, national and international observers, and the media.
Members include May Agbamuche-Mbu, national commissioner who
will serve as chairperson; as well as Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, national
commissioner; and Festus Okoye, national commissioner.
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