The
Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of all 14.5 million registered voters
between 2017 and 2018 have been printed and ready for collection as well
as all the PVCs of those who requested for replacement and relocation
of their cards ahead of 2019 general elections, had also been printed
and ready for collections. Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), disclosed this on
Friday in Abuja after the swearing-in of the new Secretary to the
Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony.”The commission has printed all
PVCs for new registrants between April 27, 2017 and August 31, 2018. We
have also printed all the requests for replacement of lost cards, all
requests for transfer and relocations.The last batch that we printed are
for those who applied for transfer and relocation, and those who
applied for replacement of damaged and defaced cards. This will be
delivered immediately after the Christmas break. So we are happy to say
that all 14.5 million or so new registered voters have their cards
printed and delivered to the states. So we are good to go on that,”
Yakubu said. Yakubu, who also spoke on the ongoing strike by the
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and its implications on the
2019 general elections, said that the commission would meet with union
leaders in tertiary institutions for a way forward. The INEC Chairman
said that the ongoing strike was worrisome as the commission also
sourced some of its election ad hoc staff from the tertiary
institutions.”The bulk of the ad hoc staff will be drawn from the
National Youth Service Corps members but where there is shortfall, and
obviously there would be shortfall, we rely on the universities.Remember
we also rely on the universities to draw our collation and returning
officers. So the ongoing strike is worrisome in case some of them say
because of the ongoing strike they will not participate in the
elections.But the ASUU has been good friend of the commission and we
intend to meet with the President of the ASUU next week so that we can
discuss and iron this out. We will also extend it to the lecturers of
polytechnics and colleges of education so that we will meet with the
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and Colleges of Education
Academic Staff Union (COEASU) and all other unions in the tertiary
education sub-sectors,” the chairman said.INEC says 14.5 million PVC of registered voters between 2017 and 2018 have been printed and ready for collection
The
Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of all 14.5 million registered voters
between 2017 and 2018 have been printed and ready for collection as well
as all the PVCs of those who requested for replacement and relocation
of their cards ahead of 2019 general elections, had also been printed
and ready for collections. Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), disclosed this on
Friday in Abuja after the swearing-in of the new Secretary to the
Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony.”The commission has printed all
PVCs for new registrants between April 27, 2017 and August 31, 2018. We
have also printed all the requests for replacement of lost cards, all
requests for transfer and relocations.The last batch that we printed are
for those who applied for transfer and relocation, and those who
applied for replacement of damaged and defaced cards. This will be
delivered immediately after the Christmas break. So we are happy to say
that all 14.5 million or so new registered voters have their cards
printed and delivered to the states. So we are good to go on that,”
Yakubu said. Yakubu, who also spoke on the ongoing strike by the
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and its implications on the
2019 general elections, said that the commission would meet with union
leaders in tertiary institutions for a way forward. The INEC Chairman
said that the ongoing strike was worrisome as the commission also
sourced some of its election ad hoc staff from the tertiary
institutions.”The bulk of the ad hoc staff will be drawn from the
National Youth Service Corps members but where there is shortfall, and
obviously there would be shortfall, we rely on the universities.Remember
we also rely on the universities to draw our collation and returning
officers. So the ongoing strike is worrisome in case some of them say
because of the ongoing strike they will not participate in the
elections.But the ASUU has been good friend of the commission and we
intend to meet with the President of the ASUU next week so that we can
discuss and iron this out. We will also extend it to the lecturers of
polytechnics and colleges of education so that we will meet with the
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and Colleges of Education
Academic Staff Union (COEASU) and all other unions in the tertiary
education sub-sectors,” the chairman said.
