INEC: PVCs collection for Ondo guber will begin October 17

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the collection of permanent voter cards (PVC) ahead of Ondo state governorship election will begin on Thursday.

The election is scheduled to hold on November 16.

In a statement on Monday, Sam Olumekun, INEC national commissioner and chair of the
information and voter education committee, said the PVCs have been printed for all registrants.

He added that the PVCs have already been delivered to the commission’s state office in Akure for collection by eligible voters.

“A total of 89,777 new PVCs from the recent CVR were printed. This is made up of 58,708 new voters, and 31,069 applicants for transfers, updates and replacement of lost and damaged PVCs,” the statement reads.

“The PVCs for all categories of applicants will be available for collection in 221 centres across the State at two levels. First, in all the 203 Wards from Thursday 17th to Monday 21st October 2024.

“Secondly, in our 18 LGA offices from Wednesday 23rd to Tuesday 29th October 2024 from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily (including the weekends).

“During the period, the backlog of uncollected PVCs from previous registrations will also be available for collection at the designated centres.”

He appealed to registered voters in the state to pick up their PVCs in person on the approved dates as no cards will be collected by proxy.

“Detailed information, including location addresses of the Ward and Local Government collection centres, has been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for public information,” the statement reads.

“In addition to pasting the register of new voters for each centre at the designated locations, the Commission is also uploading the entire collection register for the new voters to our website to facilitate easy identification of names and collection centres for the seamless collection of the PVCs.”