Bamidele Oyetunji, INEC's public relations officer in Abia, said, "It is not possible to know how many PVCs were not claimed because the distribution and collection are still going on."
He said that INEC's way of collecting PVCs is through registration points, where INEC workers are ready to give the cards to their owners.
The INEC PRO and other officials stated that they haven't had any problems because the distribution points are close to the people.
"It is only for them (PVC owners) to come and collect their voting cards," the INEC officials said.
According to civil society groups, the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL National President, Hon. Goodluck Ibem, and INEC are doing a good job in the state but need encouragement.
"Governments, political stakeholders, parties, traditional rulers, presidents general, and even churches should sensitise their people on the need to go and collect their PVCs as their voting power," Ibem said.
Some who have yet to collect their PVCs said they would do so, while others said they were asked to fill out another form because they had not seen their names in the register.
Those who filed for transfer and replacement said they were asked to come up with it in early December 2022.
In the course of the survey, INEC staff are doing their jobs in many registration centres, even on Sundays.
