Election 2019: INEC fixes February 11, as Deadline for Collection of PVC
Less than two weeks to the February 16th general polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended till Monday, February 11, 2019, as the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
The disclosure was made in Abuja by the chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at the National Stakeholders’ Forum on the 2019 general elections.
According to him, INEC will meet with resident electoral commissioners in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to review the collection rate and take an appropriate decision.
The information was disclosed via its Twitter handle in a series of tweets, shortly after a meeting between the national leadership of the electoral body and the Resident Electoral Commissioners at the Commission’s Headquarters, Abuja on Friday.
According to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, The collection will now include Saturday and Sunday, February 9th and 10th.
Breaking News:
The Collection of PVCs scheduled to end today Friday 8th February 2019 is hereby extended Nationwide to Monday 11th February 2019. This will include Saturday and SundayProf. Mahmood Yakubu pic.twitter.com/HXyhT21axD
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 8, 2019