No More Extension Of PVC Collection Deadline – INEC insists

INEC has insisted that there will be no more extension of the PVC collection deadline.

Glamtush reports that with just about 15 days to the presidential election scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 25, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed the possibility of extending the period for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC).

Speaking on Channels TV’s ‘The 2023 Verdict’, the INEC National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said while INEC did not intend to disenfranchise any Nigerian, it was impossible for the period of PVC collection to be extended.

Okoye, who noted that the presidential election is just about 15 days away, said the commission needed to move its staff from the responsibility of PVC distribution to focus on preparations for the election.

“Unfortunately, this commission can no longer extend the period of collection of the PVCs,” Okoye said, “this is because we have just 15 days to go” for the presidential election.

Okoye further said the staff of the commission needed time to be ready for the collection of sensitive materials “required for the conduct of this particular election.

“They have to also make arrangements for the places where we are going to house the ad-hoc staff overnight before they are deployed at the first light to the various polling units. They have to also inspect the various polling units to make sure that the polling units are fit for purpose and ready for the 2023 general election.