Edo: 379,245 PVCs uncollected 72 hours to governorship poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared that 379,245 permanent voters cards are yet to be collected 72 hours to the Edo State governorship election.

National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Sam Olumekun who in a statement disclosed that the total number of registered voters in Edo State is 2,629,025, 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.

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“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.”