By Joy Odor
The Independent National Electroal Commission (INEC) has confirmed that Ondo State scored the highest percentage of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) collected in five days since introduction of the CVR in 2015.
Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner & Chairman,
Information and Voter Education Committee in a press statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday informed that at the end of the five-day period, 55,859 cards were personally collected by new registrants as well as applicants for transfer and replacement of lost or damaged cards as provided by law.
He maintained that the figure represents 62.2% of the 89,777 cards available for collection in all the 203 Wards across the State.
Olumekun disclosed that the detailed breakdown of the collection by Local Government Areas (LGAs) has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information.
Meanwhile, the collection will resume in our 18 LGA offices in Ondo State from tomorrow Wednesday 23rd to Tuesday 29th October 2024 from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily (including the weekend).
Olumekun said detailed information on the locations of the LGA offices in the State is already available on its website.
He appealed to the remaining voters to pick up their PVCs in person from the LGA office and reiterates its policy that no cards will be collected by proxy.
