The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said it would begin distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) to newly registered voters on Thursday, ahead of the governorship elections in Edo State.
In a statement on its X handle on Monday, the commission shared the list of the centres where the cards would be distributed.
It said from August 22nd to August 26th, registered voters could pick up their cards at any of the 192 Wards in Edo State from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily, including weekends.
After this period, the collection would move to INECs local government offices across the state, where voters can collect their PVCs from August 28th to September 8th, 2024.
The Edo governorship election is scheduled to be held on September 21st, 2024.
A total of 184,438 voters were registered during the recently concluded Continuous Voters Registration in Edo State.
The figure included 119,206 new registrations, 8,847 inter-state transfers, and 46,171 intra-state transfers.
While addressing the Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja on Monday, the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said all the newly printed PVCs have been delivered to INECs office in Benin City and are now available for collection.
