The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has recorded 85.57% in the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) by registered voters in Edo State
A statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun indicated that this represents 2,249,780 registered voters who have collected their PVCs out of the total number of 2,629,025, who registered in the State.
Olumekun, however, noted that a total number of 379,245, representing 14.43% of the PVCs, are uncollected as at the end of the extended period for PVC collection on Sunday,16th September 2024.
Read Statement Full Below:
Nigerians may recall that the Commission recently announced that the total number of registered voters in Edo State is 2,629,025. The Commission went further to give the breakdown by gender, age, occupation, and disability.
Out of this figure, 2,249,780 (85.57%) have collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) while 379,245 (14.43%) of the PVCs are uncollected as at the end of the extended period for PVC collection on Sunday, 16th September 2024.
Consequently, the Commission is making available data on PVC collection on Polling Unit basis in Edo State ahead of the Governorship election holding this weekend.
There are 4,519 Polling Units in the State. Voting will take place in each unit. The detailed breakdown of the number of PVCs collected, as well as the number uncollected in each unit, has been uploaded to our website for guidance of political parties, candidates, and public information.
Any citizen interested in the 128-page document can visit our website: https://inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PU-LEVEL-FOR-PVC-COLLECTED-FOR-2024-EDO-GOVERVORSHIP-ELECTION.pdf
