78.93% PVCs collected so far – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has put the percentage of Permanent Voter Cards collected at 78.93 per cent. This was contained in the report released by the commission in Abuja on Friday.

The figure was based on the report got by the commission from the field as of Friday.

While it put the number of registered voters at 68,833,476, it added that it had also delivered 67,206, 600 PVCs across the country.

INEC advises politicians not to buy PVCs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised politicians to invest their time and resources in positive strategies of winning elections rather than buying Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from prospective voters.

Mr Nick Dazang, the Deputy Director, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, following a claim that politicians were buying cards and collecting their numbers.

INEC receives additional 4.1m PVCs

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has disclosed that the commission had taken delivery of additional 4.1 million Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) for distribution to registered voters.

Jega disclosed this while responding to questions at the launch of ``Mitigation of Violence in Election’’ organised by the International Foundation for Election System (IFES) in Abuja.

Our data centre not for cloning PVCs, APC tells DSS

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday rejected the allegation that its data centre in Lagos was used to clone Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, APC National Publicity Secretary, during a media briefing in Lagos said that the centre was only used by the party to develop the database of its members.

NAN reports that on Saturday, the APC in a statement alleged that its data centre in Lagos was invaded by security agents.