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The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ondo State on Wednesday said it had distributed a total of 1,201,073 Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to registered voters in the state.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Olusegun Agbaje, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure.
He said that 344,006 PVCs were yet to be collected and urged those yet to collect theirs to do so while distribution continued.
“It is important to stress at this juncture that only the PVCs would be used to vote during the governorship poll, while the smart card readers would be used for accreditation of voters,” Mr. Agbaje said.
He added that selling of PVCs or manipulation of the card was a grievous offence punishable under the law with fines and/or prison term.
The REC urged the electorate in the state to have confidence in INEC, assuring that the commission would remain unbiased, neutral and fair to all.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state, Olusegun Agbaje, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure.
He said that 344,006 PVCs were yet to be collected and urged those yet to collect theirs to do so while distribution continued.
“It is important to stress at this juncture that only the PVCs would be used to vote during the governorship poll, while the smart card readers would be used for accreditation of voters,” Mr. Agbaje said.
He added that selling of PVCs or manipulation of the card was a grievous offence punishable under the law with fines and/or prison term.
The REC urged the electorate in the state to have confidence in INEC, assuring that the commission would remain unbiased, neutral and fair to all.
