The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo state, has set Thursday, 24th of August 2024 to Monday, 26th August 2024 for Permanent Voters Card (PVC) collection.
This information was made known in a memo signed by Timidi Wariowei, the INEC head for voter education and publicity.
The five day exercise will take place at the ward headquarters.
Thereafter, the exercise will move to INEC headquarters in each Local Government for another three days, from Wednesday 28th August, to Friday 30th August, 2024.
Collection of PVCs in Edo State are in line with preparations for the upcoming Edo State Governorship elections, slated to hold September 21st, 2024.
A total of 184,438 voters were registered during the recently concluded Continuous Voters Registration in Edo State.
The figure included 119,206 new registrations, 8,847 inter-state transfers, and 46,171 intra-state transfers.
Additionally, 4,808 voters requested corrections to their details, and 5,406 voters applied for replacements of lost or damaged PVCs.
From August 22 to August 26, registered voters could pick up their cards at any of the 192 Wards in Edo State from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily, including weekends, he announced.
After this period, the collection would move to INEC’s Local Government offices across the state, where voters can collect their PVCs from August 28 to September 8, 2024.
The commission however stressed that PVC collection must be done in person as there will be no collection by proxy
