The Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos says 116,745 Permanent Voter Cards for newly registered voters remain uncollected.

The administrative secretary of INEC in Lagos, Adenike Tadese, disclosed this on Friday.

Ms Tadese said that the commission had received 177,295 PVCs belonging to eligible residents registered during phase one of the continuous voter registration exercise in 2025.

She said the commission’s weekly update as of Monday showed that 60,550 PVCs had been collected by their owners, leaving 116,745 cards awaiting collection.

According to her, the uncollected cards represent a significant number of eligible voters who should collect their PVCs to exercise their franchise in the 2027 general elections.

She said the cards are available for collection at the commission’s local government offices across the state.

“The cards are available for collection by their owners, not by proxy, at the various local government offices of the commission in Lagos,” she said.

Ms Tadese urged stakeholders to mobilise both old registrants who have not collected their cards and those who participated in the 2025 CVR exercise to collect their PVCs.

She said the cards were still at INEC offices and urged owners to collect them before the collection window closed ahead of the forthcoming elections.

The INEC official also disclosed that PVCs belonging to eligible residents who registered during the 2026 CVR exercise before its closure would soon be ready for collection.

Ms Tadese, however, urged eligible registered voters to maintain orderliness during the collection of their PVCs.

She reaffirmed the commission’s readiness to conduct free, fair, and credible elections acceptable to all stakeholders in the state.

The administrative secretary also called for peaceful and orderly campaigns, urging all stakeholders to abide by the rules guiding the electoral process.

She appealed to political actors and other stakeholders to play by the rules to ensure a peaceful electoral environment ahead of the 2027 general elections.

(NAN)