INEC Says 1.9 Million PVCs Collected Ahead Of Osun Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says over 1.9 million Permanent Voter Cards have been collected ahead of Saturday’s Osun governorship election.

INEC National Commissioner, Mohammed Haruna, says 1,906,390 PVCs, representing 81.5 per cent of registered voters in the state, have been collected.

He says the remaining 426,842 PVCs have been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria, while 6,101 people who applied for replacement cards printed downloadable copies.

INEC says it is fully prepared to conduct a free, fair, credible and transparent election across Osun State on Saturday, August 15.

Meanwhile, the police are deploying thousands of personnel across the state’s 30 local government areas, with at least four officers expected at each of the 3,673 polling units.