1.6m PVCs waiting for collection in Lagos, 460,643 in FCT
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,693,963 Permanent voter cards (PVCS) are still waiting for collection in Lagos State as at Dec. 29, 2022.
The commission disclosed in a tabular summary made available to newsmen men in Abuja on Saturday, catigorised the uncollected PVCs into 916,961 old cards and 777,002 new cards.
According to the document, Lagos had received a total of 7,510,491 cards from INEC headquarters, comprised of 6,570,291 old cards and 940,200 new cards.
It added that out of cards received by the state, a total of 5,816,528 PVCs ( 5,653,330 – Old and 163,198 new cards) had so far be collected as at Dec. 29.
Similarly, INEC disclosed that there a total of 460,643 PVCs (made up of 230,007 old cards from 2011-2019; and 230,636 new card from 2021 to 2022) were yet to be collected in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as at Dec. 24, 2022.
The breakdown of the uncollected PVCs per area council in the territory shows that Abuja Municipal Area Council still has 286,868 uncollected PVCs as at Dec. 24.
Also Abaji has 6, 598; Bwari -98,071; Gwagwala 38,802; Kuje 11,034, and Kwali 19,270 uncollected cards.