There was partial disruption of collection of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in some parts of Ikpoba Okha Local Council of Edo State, on Friday and Saturday, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) begins the distribution of the PVCs at ward level. The Head of INEC Voters’ Education in Edo State, Timidi Wariowe, in […]
There was partial disruption of collection of the Permanent Voters Cards in some parts of Ikpoba Okha Local Council of Edo State, on Friday and Saturday, as the Independent National Electoral Commission begins the distribution of the PVCs at ward level.
The statement read: “The Independent National Electoral Commission , Edo State, has received reports of unruly incidents between yesterday and today , which degenerated to the disruption of the collection of PVCs and threat to officials and materials in the following Registration “In the meantime, INEC Edo State, has decided to move the collection centres for Ward 1 and Ward 9 to the INEC Local Council Office in Ikpoba Okha, while the staff earlier withdrawn from Ward 5, Ward 6 and Ward 7 are making their ways back to their collection centres to continue with the activity, on the assurances the Electoral Officer has received from the DSS of their presence in those locations. INEC has equally informed the Police Command about the situation.
“INEC wishes to stress again that collection of PVC can only be by the owners and not through proxy,” he said.
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