Ahead Osun State Governorship Election on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced that 1,906,390 PVCs have been collected by registered voters across the State.
In a statement signed by the National Commissioner, Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, INEC says, “Out of the total of 2,339,233 registered voters in the State, 1,906,390 PVCs, representing 81.50 per cent have been collected. The remaining 432,843 PVCs, representing 18.50 per cent, have been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN in line with the Commission’s established practice.
INEC added that some persons with damaged, defaced, or lost PVCs applied for replacement of their cards. A total of 6,101 among those who applied printed downloadable copies of their PVCs.
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The statement says a table of the PVCs collected, Polling Unit by Polling Unit has been published on the Commission’s website.
The Commission reassures political parties, civil society organisations, media, and the people of Osun State of its total readiness to conduct a free, fair, transparent, and inclusive election.
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