1.91m PVCs collected in Osun ahead of election – INEC
INEC reports 1.91 million PVCs collected in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, representing 81.50% of registered voters. Read More: https://punchng.com/1-91m-pvcs-collected-in-osun-ahead-of-election-inec/
On Thursday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Osun State had collected 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the upcoming governorship election on August 15, 2026. This accounts for 81.50% of the 2,339,233 registered voters in the state. The remaining 426,842 PVCs, representing 18.50% of the registered voters, have been deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria.
INEC's National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, made the disclosure. Additionally, INEC reported that 6,101 individuals had applied for replacement PVCs due to damage, defacement, or loss, resulting in the printing of downloadable copies of their cards. The commission has published a polling-unit-by-polling-unit table of the collected PVCs on its website and has reassured all stakeholders of its readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent, and inclusive election.
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