The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has again, extended deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards PVCs by one week.
This was made known in a statement released yesterday by the National Commissioner and electoral umpire, Festus Okoye who said the move was a result of their meeting with INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs).
According to the statement, deadline for collection of PVCs has been extended to 5th February 2023.
The statement read in part;
“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.
“The ongoing collection of PVCs nationwide will therefore continue and end on 5th February 2023.
“This is the second time the Commission is extending PVC collection nationwide and this will be the last extension of the exercise. The collection period has further been extended by an additional two hours and will start at 9 am and end at 5 pm daily including Saturdays and Sundays.”
INEC had earlier extended the deadline for the collection of PVCs to January 29, however, the new deadline is February 5.
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