The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the procedure and dates for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) across the nation.
Festus Okoye, INEC’s
Commissioner for Information and Voter Education Committee, said collection of
PVCs will commence nationwide from December 12, 2022 to January 22, 2023.
Okoye made the
announcement after a meeting of the commission’s management on Friday.
“The Commission has
fixed Monday 12 December 2022 to Sunday 22 January 2023 as the dates for the
collection of PVCs in all the 774 Local Government Offices of the Commission
throughout the Federation.
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“The Commission also resolved to devolve PVC collection to the 8,809 Registration Areas/Wards from Friday 6th to Sunday 15th January 2023. Those that are unable to collect their PVCs at the Local Government Offices of the Commission can do so at the Registration Areas/Electoral Wards. After the 15th of January 2023, the exercise will revert to the Local Government Offices of the Commission until the 22nd of January 2023,” he said.
Okoye added that all
registered voters, including those that participated in the recently concluded
Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), can collect their PVCs from 9.00am to
3.00pm daily, including Saturdays and Sundays.
“All the RECs and
Electoral Officers (EOs) have been directed to convene a meeting with the
critical stakeholders in their States and Local Government Areas, including
traditional and religious leaders, civil society groups, community-based
organisations and the media to brief them on the modalities for the collection
of the PVCs in order to sensitise the public and ensure seamless exercise.
“Similarly, RECs and EOs
have also been directed to set up help desks to assist registrants with
complaints about their PVCs or with the PVC collection procedure for immediate
redress,” said the INEC spokesperson.
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