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2023: More than 2 million Nigerians may not vote in Lagos, Abuja – INEC

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With less than 56 days to the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has indicated that about 2,181,059 potential voters in Lagos and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja have not collected their Permanent Voter Cards, (PVCs).

INEC kicked against collection of PVCs by proxy, despite low turnout.

According to a document released by the commission in Lagos and Abuja, 7,510,491 voters had collected their PVCs in Lagos, as 1,075,211 PVCs were collected in the FCT.

It also indicates, 230,007 PVCs were not collected between 2011 and 2019 out of 1,229,894 cards in the FCT, while 230,636 were not collected between 2021 and 2022 out of 305,960 PVCs received by the office.

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One of the documents titled: ‘INEC Lagos PVCs Reports,’ showed that the old PVCs received were 6,570,291; old PVCs collected up till December 27, 2022 were 6,652,515; total uncollected old PVCs were 917,776; new PVCs received from Headquarters were 940,200; new PVCs collected as at December 27, 2022 were 137,560; total uncollected New PVCs were 802,640; overall total PVCs received from Headquarters were 7,510,491; overall PVCs collected as at December 27, 2022 were 5,790,075; and overall PVCs uncollected were 1,720,416.

The Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, stressed that: “Uncollected PVCs are available for collection in all INEC offices across the state. And a collection of PVCs by proxy will not be allowed and the collection of PVC is free.”

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