Tag: pvcs
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BREAKING: INEC begins distribution of PVCs in Anambra ahead of Nov. 6 election
INEC begins distribution of PVCs in Anambra
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2023: Wake up, get your PVCs – Mr Macaroni
Popular Nigerian Instagram comedian and actor, Debo Adebayo better known as Mr Macaroni, has urged young Nigerians to get their PVCs and take voting seriously in 2023. Macaroni made this known on his Twitter page saying all politicians in the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are the same and united…
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Kogi poll: Yahaya Bello buying PVCs for N5000 under disguise of loans – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of purchasing Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from registered voters in Kogi State for N5000 each ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The Musa Wada Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation raised the alarm in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesman, Faruk Adejoh-Audu. According to the…
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Available PVCs exceed total registered voters in Oyo
Indications emerged on Friday that the number of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, in Oyo State is 28,539 higher than the number of registered voters. While the aggregate of available PVCs is 2,962,646, the number of registered voters stands at 2,934,107. This was revealed from data obtained from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) office in…
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2019: INEC honours 2face, others for mobilising youths to register for PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday rewarded ace musician Innocent Idibia popularly called 2baba with an award for helping to mobilise youths to register for the 2019 general elections. At an election summit where the award was given to 2baba in Abuja on Tuesday, INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the 2019 general elections…
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INEC knocks Atiku, denies releasing unclaimed PVCs to APC govs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday denied releasing unclaimed Permanent Voters Cards to governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Recall that the presidential candidate of main opposition Peoples Democratic Party had, in Osogbo on Tuesday, while addressing a rally held by the party, accused INEC of secretly releasing unclaimed PVCs to some…
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2019: INEC issues final deadline to collect PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would devolve Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collection to Registration Areas and Wards across the country, from Jan. 16. The commission said in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Friday, in Abuja, that deadline for collection of PVCs…
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2019: Atiku rejects incident forms, insists INEC use card readers, PVCs
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday called for the use of only smart card readers and permanent voter cards in the 2019 elections. He said he was concerned about reports that contrary to the 2018 promise by the Independent National Electoral Commission at different times and locations that…
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2019: Politicians showing desperation to buy PVCs – INEC
Politicians are making efforts to buy Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State Mutiu Agboke revealed on Thursday. He made the disclosure while addressing reporters on the preparations of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for next year election in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital yesterday. It was at the…
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2019: Ortom orders arrest of buyers, sellers of PVCs
The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, directed security agencies in the state to arrest people buying the Permanent Voter’s Cards. Ortom gave the directive on Wednesday in Makurdi while interacting with newsmen. He said that the security agencies had been notified of the ugly trend, stressing that anybody found buying PVCs or…