The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that collection of the newly printed Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, will be strictly by personal appearance and not by proxy.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Oyo State, Professor Adeniran Tella, made the disclosure in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday.
Tella explained that the collection of the newly printed PVCs in the state ahead of the 2027 general elections is expected to commence on Friday, October 9, 2026.
He, however, insisted that nobody would be allowed to collect PVCs on behalf of another person.
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According to him, the collection will take place at all 33 INEC local government area offices in the state.
The REC enjoined members of the public and stakeholders in the electoral system to cooperate with the commission.
Tella also revealed that many uncollected PVCs were still in the custody of the commission.
He advised their owners to use the window period to collect them.
“INEC Oyo State is to commence the distribution of newly printed Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) across all the 33 INEC Local Government Area Offices in the state from Friday, 9th October 2026, ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
“The collection of these PVCs would be strictly personal and not by proxy. The commission has made adequate arrangements to ensure that the exercise remains transparent, orderly and peaceful in collaboration with security agents across the state.
“The commission still has quite a number of uncollected old PVCs from the 2023 general election in the state,” he said.
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