INEC may destroy unclaimed PVCs before 2019-REC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has said unclaimed Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) at its various offices across the country may be be burnt before 2019 general elections.

The Resident Electoral Officer (REC) in Ondo State, Dr Rufus Akeju who disclosed this in Akure, Ondo state capital said the decision to burn them is to prevent the voter cards from being used to manipulate the 2019 elections.

The INEC REC disclosed that out of 1, 659, 186 registered voters in Ondo State only 1, 288, 722 people have collected the PVC while about 370,464 PVC still await collection.

Akeju said the Commission had made efforts in reaching out to all the affected electorates to visit the INEC offices to claim their voter’s cards before the Commission dispose of them.

Also, he said the electoral umpire would make a last effort in order to allow voters get their PVC before the commission takes a final decision on how to dispose them.