The Edo State Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that 661,783 Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) comprising old and new are yet to be collected in the state as of December 31, 2022, ahead of the 2023 general election which is scheduled to hold in February.
According to a statement by The Head, Voter Education and Publicity of INEC in Edo, Mr Timidi Wariowei, 409,832 of the number are uncollected old PVCs, while 251,951 are new uncollected PVCs received by the commission.
“The uncollected old PVCs were 425,239 but 15,407 have been collected remaining the balance of 409,832. Also, the new PVCs received were 289,931 but 37,980 have been collected remaining the balance of 251,951.”
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Wariowei further disclosed that 460 PVCs were collected on January 1, across the local government areas in the state.
He explained that the collection of PVC is ongoing on daily basis including Saturdays and Sundays (excluding public holidays) from 9 am to 3 pm at INEC offices across the 18 local governments.
