Ahead of the upcoming Governorship Election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that more than 55,859 eligible voters have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) within five days across the state’s 203 wards.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, shared this update in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He indicated that PVC collection will resume at the commission’s 18 Local Government Area (LGA) offices in Ondo State from Wednesday, October 23, to Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily, including weekends.
Between October 17 and 21, INEC made PVCs from the recent Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) available for collection in all wards. Olumekun noted, “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. This figure represents 62.2% of the 89,777 cards available for collection.”
He added that this marks the highest percentage of PVCs collected in five days in Ondo State since the introduction of the CVR in 2015. A detailed breakdown of the collection by Local Government Areas has been uploaded to INEC’s website and social media platforms.
The commission urges remaining voters to collect their PVCs in person from the LGA offices, reiterating its policy that no cards will be collected by proxy.