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Saturday, December 17, 2022
Everlasting Voter Playing cards (PVCs)
The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) says a complete of 1,531,974 Everlasting Voters Playing cards (PVCs) have been collected by potential voters in Ondo State.
Rufus Akeju, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) within the state, disclosed this to journalists in Akure.
Mr Akeju stated other than the determine dated October 31, no fewer than 313,200 PVC are additionally but to be collected by their house owners within the state with lower than three months to the polls.
“A complete of PVCs distributed as of thirty first October 2022 is 1,531,974; the entire uncollected PVCs as of thirty first October, 2022 is 313, 200; complete variety of Polling Items is 3,933; complete variety of Registration Space (RA) is 203.
“A complete variety of registered voters as at now in Ondo State is 2,047,598, whereas the entire PVCs obtained as at thirty first October, 2022 was 1,843,516,” he informed reporters on Friday.
Mr Akeju’s revelation got here as INEC had mounted February and March 2023 for the presidential and Nationwide Meeting elections within the nation.
The electoral physique has stated a minimum of eighteen political events have fielded presidential candidates for the election.
Forward of the election, INEC had mounted December 10, 2022 and January 22, 2023, for the gathering of the PVCs in all of the 774 LGA places of work of the electoral physique.
Talking additional, Mr Akeju stated {that a} complete of two,047,598 voters have registered throughout the over 3009 polling models within the state within the final registration.
He revealed that delicate and non-sensitive supplies meant for the conduct of the 2023 election have been obtained by the state’s INEC.
“A complete of three,933 BVAS; 5,329 poll packing containers; 23,598 sleeping mats; 4,130 gum and a pair of,224 voting cubicles have thus far been taken supply of within the state.
“The variety of Collation Centres is as follows: RA Collation centres, 203; LGA Collation Facilities is eighteen; state Constituency Collation Facilities is 26; Federal Constituency Collation Facilities is 9; Senatorial District Collation Facilities is 3 and State Collation Heart is one,” the Ondo REC added.
Whereas assuring the residents of Ondo of a free and truthful election in 2023, Mr Akeju revealed that the electoral physique has began aggressive voter campaigns within the state.
“Training, enlightenment, consciousness and mobilization of the general public on electoral processes for the 2023 normal elections has since commenced in Ondo State.
“Nevertheless, for satisfactory sensitization of the general public, the Voter Training and Publicity Division in Ondo State has branded a Toyota Hilux for this function,” he stated.
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