428,000 PERMANENT VOTER CARDS UNCOLLECTED IN OSUN – ELECTORAL COMMISSION
The electoral boss said the commission received 1,681,930 PVCs from the national headquarters and gave out 1,253,484 as at January 8, explaining further that collection of PVCs at the INEC local government area offices across the state was ongoing.
Penpushing further reports that, the commissioner said that arrangements had been concluded to take the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to Registration Areas (RAs) for ease of collection by their owners, and also urged those that had registered and yet to collect their PVCs to go to their RAs to collect them from January 16 to January 21 between 9am and 4pm.
The electoral umpire said smart card readers would be used for accreditation during the upcoming election, and also urged registered voters to come out en-masse with their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to vote for candidates of their choice on election days.
Penpushing also reports that, Agbaje said Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and ad-hoc staff would be trained for the conduct of the election, adding that any of them caught engaging in illegal activities during the election would be dealt with decisively.
HE urged political party leaders, contestants and their followers to shun acts that could hinder the smooth conduct of elections, and also enjoined all stakeholders to join hands with the commission to conduct peaceful, free, fair and credible elections.
Penpushing reports that, the Commissioner called on journalists to support INEC by reporting on cases of irregularities or misconduct during the elections.
