INEC to Resume PVCs distribution in Kogi and Bayelsa ahead of November 16 Guber Poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will resume distribution of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Bayelsa and Kogi, ahead of the states’ November 16 governorship elections.

INEC National Commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, disclosed this in Abuja, Tuesday.

“The commission will definitely distribute the uncollected PVCs before the Kogi and Bayelsa state governorship elections”.

Further, he said adding that the commission would soon meet to decide on whether to hold Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the two states before the elections.

“In the next one month the commission will take a decision on whether to conduct CVR for these two states, just before the elections.

“So, that particular decision has not been taken. Definitely the commission will take that decision.

“But what is certain is that we are going to distribute the uncollected PVCs in Kogi and Bayelsa before the conduct of governorship elections in the two states,” he said.

Okoye said INEC would also resume nationwide distribution of PVCs immediately it concluded the ongoing review of the 2019 general elections.

“The moment we are through with the review of the conduct of 2019 general elections, we will resume the distribution of uncollected PVCs.

“All those uncollected PVCs are in state offices, the moment we conclude our review we will set a timetable for the resumption for the cards collection.”

Okoye said the commission would commence preparation for the two states election early enough and used the experience and lessons learnt in the last general elections to improve on the state elections.

“We are going to move into Kogi and Bayelsa early enough. We are going to begin stakeholders’ engagement early.

“We are going to engage with traditional rulers, the media, religious leaders and every other stakeholder in these two states. We have harvested the positive and negatives of the 2019 general elections.

We are going to put them in the basket so that we improve in the conduct of elections in Kogi and Bayelsa.” (NAN).

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