The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that collection of Permanent Voter Cards by electorates in Ondo State is being delayed because the commission is focusing on the conduct of the Governorship election in Edo State.
Yakubu stated this at the meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) held at the INEC Conference Room, Abuja, on Monday.
He said, “As you are aware, the Edo and Ondo State governorship elections are around the corner. Furthermore, there are pending bye-elections to fill seven vacancies in the National and State Assemblies across six States of the Federation.
“The two Governorship elections and the bye-elections will be the main focus of our attention at this meeting.
“The Commission is working on the schedule for the collection of PVCs in Ondo State. Our attention is focused on the Edo State at the moment because the election is holding next month.
“I want to assure the electorate in Ondo State that action is being taken in respect of the availability of their PVCs for the governorship election holding in November this year.
“Very soon, the Commission will make available detailed arrangement for the collection of PVCs for all categories of voters from the recent CVR in the State.”
