The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,028,929 permanent voter cards (PVCs) have been collected ahead of the Ekiti state governorship election scheduled for Saturday, June 20.
In a statement on Wednesday, Mohammed Haruna, INEC national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, announced the successful conclusion of the PVC collection exercise across the state.
Haruna said the number of registered voters in Ekiti increased from 987,647 in 2023 to 1,059,360 in 2026 following the suspension of the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise on May 15 and the subsequent clean-up of the voters’ register.
He said PVC collection also rose from 958,052 in 2023, representing 97 percent of registered voters, to 1,028,929 in 2026, representing 97.1 percent.
The INEC commissioner noted that the PVC collection exercise, initially scheduled to end on June 11, was extended to June 14 following consultations with stakeholders at a
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