INEC has set February 25 for Presidential and National Assembly elections and March 11 for Governorship and State House of Assembly elections, according to NAN.
Dr. Chukwuemeka Chukwu, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu State, told NAN in Enugu on Sunday that extra hands were needed in wards and council areas with more uncollected PVCs.
He said INEC prolonged PVC collection from Dec. 12, 2022 to Jan. 22, 2023.
When INEC noted the rise in collection, it extended the ward collection to Jan. 22.
From Jan. 23 to 29, 2023, wards will collect PVCs for the local government.
We noticed that several ward and local governments have many uncollected PVCs.
We sent more employees and ad-hoc staff in those locations to help issue PVCs to the appropriate owners.
“For INEC, we are doing our best to ensure that the people of Enugu State and Nigeria in general collect their PVCs,” he added.
The REC did not divulge the amount of uncollected PVCs in the state, but said the commission will continue to collect them smoothly.
In another news, Ogun State Government has proclaimed Tuesday, 24th, and Wednesday, 25th January, work-free days for state public sector workers.
Kunle Somorin, the Governor's Chief Press Secretary, stated on Sunday in Abeokuta, "Following the
Governor Dapo Abiodun has graciously allowed two days – Tuesday, 24th and Wednesday, 25th of January – as work-free days to enable public personnel to acquire their PVCs from their respective local government.
“Gov. Abiodun also urged all executive members of public markets and private institutions in the State to give flexibility in their schedules for citizens to visit the Independent National Electoral Commission's offices or collection locations where they registered to collect their PVCs.
The governor stated that voting is a civic duty, and all eligible citizens must be permitted to vote.
(Source: championnews.com.ng)
