The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has again announced the extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to February 5 2023.
Nigerians now have the opportunity for the PVC collection for another week. It was earlier scheduled to end on 29th January. This was said in a statement by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye on Saturday 28 of January 2023.
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, had on Friday said his meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) will deliberate on the ongoing collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in its 774 Local Government Offices nationwide.
“Arising from reports from the various States and discussions with Resident Electoral Commissioners, the Commission has decided to further extend PVC collection in all its Local Government Offices nationwide by an additional one week,” Mr Okoye said.
“Collection period has further been extended by an additional two hours and will start at 9am and end at 5pm daily including Saturdays and Sundays.” He added.
