The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday met with leaders of registered political parties to update them on on-going production of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and preparation for Continuous Voter Registration in six states where the exercise is yet to be conducted,Kayode Idowu Spokesman of the Commission’s Chairman said Thursday.
States where PVCs are yet to be distributed and CVR pending are Niger, Katsina, Rivers, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Borno; as well as nine local government areas of Lagos State that were left out in the recently concluded third phase of the programme.
At the meeting with political party leaders, the Commission presented a progress report on the production of PVCs and explained lingering challenges necessitating a readjustment in the previously announced schedule for distribution of the cards and CVR in the outstanding states.
To ensure effective distribution of PVCs and mitigate difficulties encountered in the previous phases, the Commission has rescheduled the exercises to hold thus:
In Rivers and Nasarawa states and remaining nine LGs in Lagos the dates for PVC Distribution are Friday, November 28th – Sunday, November 30th, 2014 and the CVR will take place Wednesday, December 3rd – Monday, December 8th, 2014.
In Kaduna and Katsina states PVC Distribution will take place Saturday, December 6th – Monday, December 8th, 2014 while CVR will hold Wednesday December 10th – Monday, December 15th, 2014.
In Niger and Borno states:PVC Distribution: Friday, December 12th – Sunday, December 14th, 2014; CVR: Wednesday, December 17th – Monday, December 22nd, 2014.
Party leaders at the meeting expressed understanding and pledged full support for the Commission’s efforts.Twenty-two (22) registered parties were represented at the meeting.
