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News - North Central - Kogi Updated: December 06, 2022

Kogi: INEC Laments Low Turnout Of PVC Collection

By Maureen Okpe
December 06, 2022
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over the poor turnout in the collection of Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) in Kogi State ahead of the 2023 general election.

INEC noted Kogi State are expected to be 1.9 million which include those who registered between 2019 to June 2022.

Dr Hale Gabriel  Longpet said this on Tuesday during an interview.

He said as of 2nd of December 2022, out of 154,984 voters cards which were produced for voters who registered in 2019, only 13,689 were collected while 141,295 have not collected their 2019 voters cards.

For the fresh registration between 2021 and June 2022, Longpet said the commission expected 38,505 people to come forward and collect their cards, but unfortunately, only 18,924 voters have collected their PVC while 19,671 cards have not been claimed.

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Continuing, the REC said: “I have always used every opportunity to express my displeasure over the poor collection of PVCs in Kogi State.

"We have 32,508 people who transferlred their PVC from one polling unit to another.

"But so far, we have seen only 5,977 who have come to collect the transferred PVC.

"And you will agree with me that it is not an encouraging figure.

"However, we are under strict order at all state offices of INEC.

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"From today 6th December, we have started sensitizing people, engagi1ng Civil Society Organizations, [and] media to start helping people to come and collect their PVC,” he added.

He also debunked the information making the rounds that a court of competent jurisdiction in Nigeria has ordered INEC to resume registration of voters ahead of the election

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