PVC will be ready in October, November, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) for persons captured in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) would be ready in October and November.
Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, Information and Publicity, disclosed this while monitoring the concluding segment of the ongoing CVR in Awka, Anambra on Saturday.
Mr Okoye, who doubles as the National Commissioner supervising Abia, Anambra and Benue, reaffirmed that the exercise would end on Sunday.
According to him, INEC has to bring the exercise to a close, to enable the commission to cross check data collated.
“This will enable our system operators to eliminate double and multiple registrations before we produce the PVCs for distribution.
“The law equally requires that we should display the register in the 774 Local Government Areas and 8, 809 registration areas for claims and objections.
“And we have to print the PVCs, truck them to all the local government areas across the country for collection,” he said.
Mr Okoye, who stated that it would be useless for people to register and failed to receive their PVC, added that without the card, nobody would vote.
He said those who registered between January and June, would get their cards in October, while November is for those who registered from July 1 to July 31.
Giving details of the exercise in Anambra, Mr Okoye stated that 276,767 persons completed their registration as at July 25.
He said that the commission deployed a total of 110 INEC Voters Enrollment Devices (IVED) in the state out of which 10 malfunctioned.
Mr Okoye added that six of the faulty machines were later repaired, saying that the commission did its best on the exercise.
Addressing the media and prospective registrants at the commission’s state headquarters, Awka, he advised Nigerians to have faith in INEC.
He said that the commission was committed to making the 2023 general elections better than previous elections held.
Mr Okoye said if people wanted votes to count in future elections, then they should endeavour to participate during the elections.
(NAN)
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