No fewer than 6,708,451 voters collected the Permanent Voter
Card (PVC) out of the 7,637,402 voters that registered in Lagos, according to
the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Mrs Adenike Tadese, INEC’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity
in Lagos State told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that
the figure represented 87.8 percent.
According to Tadese, 928,951, which were not collected as of the
deadline, represented over 12 percent.
The collection of the PVC for the 2023 general election ended on
February 5.
INEC had earlier extended the collection of the PVC from January
29 to February 5.
INEC has fixed February 25 for the Presidential and National
Assembly Elections and March 11 for the Governorship and State House Assembly
Elections.
Kehinde Ayanboade
Kehinde Ayanboade is an award-winning journalist, brand designer, and the Managing Editor and Publisher of Naija Metro News. With over eight years of experience in political reporting, state assembly coverage, and media strategy, his work covers Nigerian politics, metropolitan developments, and cultural history.
