![]() Residents interviewed complained of difficulties in accessing their cards while some lacked patience to queue for long for the exercise, complaining of the lukewarm attitude of some INEC staff. Our correspondent who visited Yola North, Yola South, and Girei local government areas saw huge crowds of residents queuing to collect theirs while others were seen laying claim to their cards. He said though the commission is not too impressed with the apathy of the electorates before the extension added that he quickly added that the recent turn out of the electorates is very impressive. Yunusa stated this in a chat with Saturday Telegraph said the extension has however given many electorates the opportunity to collect their PVC’S. Hudu Yunusa said his office has adopted advocacy as a tool to woo electorates to collect their PVCs at the nearest local government. Resident Commissioner of the INEC in Adamawa State, Mr. ![]() We are begging residents to pick their PVCs- Adamawa REC He, however, described the process as rowdy but peaceful. Boluwatife Oluwaseun, who resides in Dopemu axis of the Agege Local Government area said, he was able to collect his PVC on record time. Corroborating Oriowo’s claim, a resident Mr. In a chat with our correspondent, she claimed that residents showed up in large numbers for the PVC collection. The Public Relations Officer of INEC in Lagos, Nike Oriowo hailed the process saying it has been largely peaceful and successful. Echoing the same view, another resident, Pastor Agbolade Daniel in Ede North Local Government commended the process, saying he met just four persons ahead of him and they left immediately after collecting their cards. Idowu Atolagbe who said he came and picked up his card without any delay said the exercise went on well and smoothly. At the INEC office in Osogbo Local Government Area, a resident, Mr. Some of the residents who spoke said the collection was a stress-free exercise in the state. In some of the INEC offices visited by our correspondent there was a seamless collection which INEC officials traced to the outcome of the July governorship election held in the state. There has been low turnout of the PVC collection rate, though residents have continued to besiege INEC offices across the state for the collection of their PVCs. On his assessment so far, he said non collection of voter cards is a big issue for the commission, adding that “Whether we like it or not in Nigeria today non collection of PVC is a big problem for INEC. ![]() Agboke further explained that 1,560,777 PVC have so far been collected by residents of the state. According to him, the figure captures those who have relocated to other States and those who have passed away since the last registration exercise. Mutiu Agboke in a chat with our correspondent disclosed that 394, 880 PVCs, are yet to be collected in the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Independent National Electoral Commission in Osun State, Dr. Also, reports suggest that those most would-be voters thronged the centres in large numbers, the collection processes have been largely peaceful across Nigeria.ģ94, 880 PVCs still uncollected in Osun – REC This is coming just as reports from across the country have revealed low collection rate across the country. Nigerians have besieged the various points located at the various designated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) across the 774 local governments across the country for the collection of their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Low collection rate trail exercise across Nigeria.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |