The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a further extension of the deadline for collecting Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by one week.
INEC had earlier extended the deadline for collecting PVCs to January 29; the new deadline is February 5.
According to a statement released on January 28, the National Commissioner with the electoral umpire, Festus Okoye, said the move followed a meeting of INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).
The statement read,
“Arising from reports from the various states and discussions with resident electoral commissioners, the Commission has decided to further extend PVC collection in all its Local government offices nationwide by an additional one week.” The ongoing collection of PVCs nationwide will therefore continue and end on February 5, 2023.
This is the second time the Commission is extending PVC collection nationwide, and this will be the last extension of the exercise. “The collection period has been further developed by an additional two hours and will start at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. daily, including Saturdays and Sundays.”
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