Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 2,249,780 registered voters have collected their permanent voter cards (PVCs).

This represents 85.57 per cent of the 2,629,025 total registered voters in the state.

Sam Olumekun, INEC national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Mr Olumekun said 379,245 PVCs, representing 14.43 per cent, were uncollected as of Monday, September 16, at the end of the extended period for PVC collection in the state.

He said that, consequently, INEC was making available data on PVC collection on a polling unit basis in Edo ahead of the governorship election on Saturday.

“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 the guidance of political parties, candidates and public information,” Mr Olumekun said.

He advised persons interested in viewing the 128-page document to visit the commission’s website: https://inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PU-LEVEL-FOR-PVC-COLLECTED-FOR-2024-EDO-GOVERVORSHIP-ELECTION.pdf.

(NAN)