The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Anambra State, has called on the registered voters in the state who have yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to, please, do so.
The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Queen Elizabeth Agwu made the call on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting organized by the Commission in its headquarters in Awka, Anambra State capital.
According to her, there were about 132,626 uncollected PVCs in the 21 local government areas of the state.
While wondering how the owners of the uncollected PVCs wanted to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming 2023 general election and in other subsequent elections without their PVCs, Dr Agwu who described voter card as a must have for anyone who wanted to vote in the forthcoming election, called on the owners of the PVCs to endeavour to come and collect them, as the Commission had no need of them.
According to her the breakdown of the uncollected PVCs in the state, going by local government areas, is: Ogbaru LGA: 10, 755; Anambra East: 7, 717; Nnewi South: 1, 841; Anambra West: 1, 387; Awka North: 1, 543; Orumba North: 2, 393
Oyi LGA: 7, 582; Onitsha North: 9, 990; Ihiala: 4, 058; Nnewi North: 8, 700; Ekwusigo: 3, 350; Anyamelum: 1, 960; Awka South: 4, 971; Dunukofia: 6, 222; Onitsha South:12, 274; Idemili South: 4, 539; Orumba South: 6, 566; Anaocha: 855; Njikoka: 7, 009; Aguata: 12, 675; and Idemili North: 16, 256.
She also announced that the Commission’s offices across the 21 LGAs of the State would henceforth be open even on Saturdays and Sundays, to enable people collect their PVCs.
The electoral umpire further noted that the Commission had relocated the collation centres in six of the local government areas of the state as a result of the alarming insecurity in the areas.
According to Dr Agwu, the affected local government areas included Ihiala, Nnewi South, Onitsha North, Orumba North, Awka North and Awka South local government areas.
She also reiterated that the 2023 general elections would be free, fair and credible, not only in Anambra State, but also in the entire country.
She also urged the people to shun any form of violence, to ensure a peaceful and hitch-free election in the country.
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