INEC shifts deadline by eight days

• Published date: 13 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Thursday, announced the extension of the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter's Cards (PVC).

The exercise scheduled to end on Sunday 22nd January 2023, will now continue until Sunday 29th January 2023.

INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in a statement, noted that the extension was to ensure that 'registered voters have ample opportunity to collect their PVCs ahead of the forthcoming election'.

The statement reads: 'At its regular meeting held today (yesterday), Thursday, 12th January 2023, the Commission deliberated on a number of issues, including the ongoing collection of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) nationwide.

'The commission is encouraged by the turnout of registered voters and the surge in the number of collected PVCs across the country. In some of the States, as many as 100,000 PVCs were collected in the last five days since the devolution to Ward level started on Saturday 6th January 2023.

'The commission is determined to ensure that registered voters have ample opportunity to collect their PVCs ahead of the forthcoming election.

'For this reason, the time-frame for collection of PVCs is extended by eight days. Instead of ending on Sunday, 22nd January, 2023, the collection of PVCs will continue until Sunday, 29th January, 2023.

'At the moment, the period of collection is 9.00am - 3.00pm daily (including Saturdays and Sundays).

'As a result of this extension, there is a consequential adjustment of the collection by location as follows:

'Collection at Registration Area (Ward) level is extended by one a week from Monday 16th - Sunday, 22nd...