BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – Bowing to popular public opinion, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday extended the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) to Monday, February 11, 2019.
Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu announced the decision after a meeting with the State Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja.
He stated that with the extension, registered voters are advised to visit any of the collection centres that will open between 9am and 6pm daily, including Saturday and Sunday, to pick up their PVCs.
According to sources at the review meeting, the electoral umpire took the decision to extend the deadline after considering situation reports by the RECs on the PVCs’ collection in their respective states
With the Presidential and National assembly elections slated for February 16 and the Governorship and State Assembly polls holding on March 2, 2019, INEC had originally fixed Friday, February 8 as deadline for the collection of PVCs by concerned registered voters.
