THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon embark on house to house distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to owners in Kogi.
Prof. James Akpam, the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) announced this on Wednesday in Lokoja during meeting with leaders of political parties, civil society organisations, security chiefs, media and other groups.
He said that 293,340 PVCs remained uncollected in the state, saying that the move was to ensure that the cards got to the owners before the general elections.
Akpam said that distribution would cover the 248 wards in the state, adding that the itinerary for the distribution of the cards was being worked out by INEC and other stakeholders.
The REC revealed that 251,639 new voters were registered in the state from July 2017 to July 2018, noting that the newly registered persons included…
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