The distribution of Permanent Voter Cards to duly registered persons in Osun State has been ongoing since March 7, 2014 contrary to suggestions that there is a hindrance in the distribution of the cards, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said.
INEC, in a statement on Monday by Kayode Idowu, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, therefore urge prospective voters in Osun State yet to collect their PVC to urgently do so ahead of the state’s governorship election scheduled for August 9, 2014.
It said for the avoidance of doubt, only registered voters with PVCs will be able to vote during the election.
Idowu added: “This clarification is necessary against the backdrop of calls on the Commission in the last couple of days to ensure timely distribution of the PVCs.
“A political party had, at the weekend, accused INEC of being ‘painfully slow in processing the permanent voter cards’, while a non-governmental organisation, on Monday, urged the Commission to ensure timely distribution of PVCs before the governorship election – suggesting that the contrary is presently the case.”
INEC had undertaken polling unit level distribution of PVCs to registered voters in Osun State from March 7 to 9, 2014, the same dates it did in Ekiti State.
Idowu said further in the statement: “In line with INEC’s guideline for the exercise, uncollected PVCs were at the end of the polling unit level distribution in March taken to respective local government office of the Commission in the state for subsequent issuance to legitimate holders. The distribution at the local government level has been on-going since then.
“In other words, all PVCs yet to be collected are at the 30 local government offices of the Commission in Osun State, awaiting legitimate holders to come for them. But the Commission disallows proxy collection to prevent abuse of the cards by unscrupulous persons. Prospective voters in the August 9 election who are yet to collect their PVCs are therefore urged to do so in readiness for the election.”
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