Card (PVC) across all 36 states of the Nigerian Federation as well as
in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
had extended the distribution and collection exerciseof the Permanent
Voter Cards (PVCs) by two weeks when the general election was
postponed from February 14 and 28 to March 28 and April 11.
INEC said on its websitethat of the 68,833,476 registered voters only
56,350,776 representing 81.87 percent had collected their PVCs, as at
March 17.
On March 19, the Chairman of INEC, Professor Atahiru Jega confirmed
the readiness of the electoral bodyto conduct the 2015 general
elections scheduled to take place next week.
Professor Jega gave the assurance at a meeting with Civil Society
Organisations in Abuja to assess INEC's preparedness for the conduct
of the elections, which is expected to begin on March 28.
The umpire has however stressed that citizens will only be allowed to
vote provided they have their PVC, despite calls from severalquarters
that the Temporary Voter Card (TVC) be used as an alternative.
Hence, it is imperative that the PVC is collected.
This is also backed by a court ruling which struck out a suit filed by
a group, Society for Advancement and Protection of Public Rights,
seeking an order to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) from exclusively using the Permanent Voter Cards for the
conduct of the forthcoming general elections.
--ChannelsTV
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