PVC upsurge: 87.2m PVCs collected against 72m in 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, released the number of collected and uncollected Permanent Voter Cards ahead of the forthcoming elections.
PVC collection ended on February 5, after the commission extended the process twice.
Against the 2019 general election, over 10m new voted have been added to the list of eligible voters in 2023 ahead of 2023 general election.
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the commission, announced this at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
A total of 87,209,007 PVCs were collected, with 6,259,229 uncollected as of February 5. This is contained in a document released by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the daily briefing held at the National Collation Centre in Abuja.
A breakdown by states showed that Lagos has the highest number of collected PVCs with 6,214,970, followed by Kano with 5,594,193; and Kaduna, 4,164,473.
Conversely, Ekiti State has the least number of collected PVCs at 958,052.
According to the document, Abia has 1,949,197 collected PVCs; Adamawa, 1,970,650; Akwa-Ibom, 2,198,628; Anambra, 2,624,764; Bauchi, 2,721,780; Bayelsa, 1,009,895; Benue, 2,607,141; Borno, 2,447,209; Cross River, 1,672,810; Delta, 2,989,514; Ebonyi, 1,551,795; Edo, 2,128,288; Enugu, 1,995,389; Gombe, 1,534,954; Imo, 2,280,339; Jigawa, 2,298,365; Katsina, 3,459,945; Kebbi, 1,980,171; Kogi, 1,813,741.
For Kwara, it is 1,537,275; Nasarawa, 1,847,752; Niger, 2,633,728; Ogun, 2,278,063; Ondo, 1,729,641; Osun, 1,594,066; Oyo, 2,761,421, Plateau, 2,687,533; Rivers, 3, 285,785; Sokoto, 2,097,789, Taraba, 1,825,325; Yobe, 1,437,851; Zamfara, 1,850,055; and the FCT, 1,476,451.
