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As the Ondo governorship election draws near, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that about 55,859 Permanent Voter Cards have bedn collected in the state representing a total of 62.2 per cent of the 89,777 available PVCs.
The collection figure ran from October 17 to 21, 2024 across 203 wards.
The election is billed to hold on November 16, 2024.
INEC in a statement released by its National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, noted that this was the highest percentage of PVCs collected in such a short period since the Continuous Voter Registration process was introduced.
The statement read in part, “Over a period of five days (17-21 October 2024), the Commission made the Permanent Voters Cards from the last Continuous Voter Registration in Ondo State available for collection in all the 203 Wards across the State.
“The commission is pleased to announce that at the end of the five days, 55,859 cards were personally collected by new registrants and applicants for transfer and replacement of lost or damaged cards as provided by law.
“This figure represents 62.2 per cent of the 89,777 cards available for collection. This is the highest percentage of PVCs collected in five days in Ondo State since the Commission introduced the CVR in 2015.”
INEC has, however, extended the collection exercise in its 18 LGA offices in the state.
The statement further said, “The collection will resume in our 18 LGA offices in Ondo State from tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd to Tuesday 29th October 2024 from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm daily (including the weekend).
“Detailed information on the locations of our LGA offices in the State is already available on our website.
“We appeal to the remaining voters to pick up their PVCs in person from our LGA offices. The Commission reiterates its policy that no cards will be collected by proxy.”
