Akeredolu to Southwest governors: declare January 24 as holiday for PVC collection

• Published date: 20 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Southwest governors are likely to declare January 24 as public holiday, to enable the people collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who presided over the meeting of the Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), at the campaign office, Akure, expressed concern about the low rate of collection.

Akeredolu, who is also the Coordinator of the Presidential Campaign Council in the Southwest, was joined by former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, among other bigwigs.

The meeting, in a communique issued and signed by Governor Akeredolu and the Southwest Vice Chairman of the APC, who is also the Deputy Coordinator, Isaac Kekemeke, decried the low rate of collection of PVCs in the zone and announced the immediate launch of 'Operation Collect Your PVC' across all states in the Southwest.

The council also enjoined governors of...