The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced weekend collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) at registration areas/wards across the country.
The commission said in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja by its national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, Mr. Festus Okoye that the collection at ward level begins today, Friday, January 6 and ends on January 15.
“The devolution of PVC collection to the wards commences tomorrow (today), Friday, January 6 2023, and all validly registered voters who are yet to collect their PVCs are encouraged to seize the opportunity of the devolution to the wards to do so.
“After January 15, the exercise will revert to the local government offices of the commission until January 22.
“All eligible and valid registrants can collect their PVCs from 9am to 3pm daily, including Saturdays and Sundays.
“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 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,” he said.
Okoye said INEC appreciated the patience and understanding of Nigerians who trooped to its various Local Government Offices to collect their PVCs.
He said in making the cards available for collection, INEC was also working to ensure that the process was simple and hitch-free for Nigerians.
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