Ahead of the governorship elections in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral

Commission has said the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards by newly

registered voters will commence on August 22, 2024.

The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a meeting with the

Resident Electoral Commissioners, in Abuja on Monday.

The Edo governorship election is scheduled to be held on September 21, 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. Additionally, 4,808 voters

requested corrections to their details, and 5,406 voters applied for replacements of

lost or damaged PVCs.

Yakubu confirmed that all the newly printed PVCs have been delivered to INEC’s

office in Benin City and are now available for collection. He announced that from

August 22 to August 26, 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 INEC’s Local Government offices across the

state, where voters can collect their PVCs from August 28 to September 8, 2024.

The INEC chairman noted that the commission has developed a register that includes

the names and photographs of all 184,438 voters to streamline the collection process.

However, he stressed that PVCs must be collected in person, which is in line with

INEC’s strict policy to prevent electoral malpractice. He urged voters who took the

time to register to also make the effort to collect their PVCs and, more importantly, to

participate in the election by voting.