INEC approved distribution of PVCs in 8 states

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
said the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs)
should commence in all local government areas of Kano,
Edo, Plateau, Ogun and Imo states from November 7 to 9.
The daily bulletin of the commission, issued in Abuja on
Wednesday, said the approval was given at a meeting
held by the commission on Tuesday.
It added that the commission also approved that the
distribution of PVCs should commence in some areas in
Lagos, Rivers and Nasarawa states on the same date, as
earlier scheduled.
The commission’s director, I.A Gali, giving the
breakdown, said the INEC had approved that distribution
of PVCs in Katsina, Niger, Kaduna and Borno states
should be rescheduled from November 28 to November
30 and that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR)
exercise in those states should be rescheduled from
December 3 to December 8, while the CVR exercise in
Adamawa State will begin on Wednesday, November 12
and end on Monday, November 17.
“The commission has approved that the distribution of
PVCs in Katsina, Niger, Kaduna, and Borno states
should be re-scheduled to take place in November from
28 to 30, 2014.
“It also approved that the Continuous Voter Registration
(CVR) in those states should be re-scheduled from Dec.
3 to 8, 2014 respectively.”
The commission had previously scheduled the
distribution of PVCs and the CVR to begin in 13 states
on Nov. 7 and 12 respectively.
The states are Adamawa, Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Kano,
Plateau, Nasarawa, Niger, Imo, Lagos, Ogun, Edo and
Rivers.