The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed the possibility of extending the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs, particularly in states which have a low collection rate.
The earlier deadline for the collection of the cards was Friday, February 8.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, speaking at the National Stakeholders’ Forum on the 2019 general elections on Thursday in Abuja, said the commission would meet with Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs in the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT to review the collection rate and take an appropriate decision.
He said: “I want to assure stakeholders that INEC is prepared for the elections. Let me assure the stakeholders and the nation that Smart Card Readers will be deployed in the 2019 general elections.
“The next issue is Voter Register and Permanent Voter Cards. We have a lot of complaints from citizens, however the complaints are coming from those who have damaged their PVCs and require replacement as well as those who applied for transfer and relocation but the cards have not been found.
“Some of you will ask that the last day for the collection of PVCs is tomorrow which is Friday, the 8 of November.
“The Commission is going to meet today after this forum and the next meeting we are going to hold is with security agencies and where it is necessary we will review the arrangement for the collection of PVCs.
“No Nigerian is going to be disenfranchised for no fault of theirs.”
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