In preparation for the 2019 general elections; the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of over 100,000 permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in Nasarawa state.
The commission disclosed that the available PVCs currently being distributed are for those that applied for it across the state in 2017.
Resident Electoral Commissioner in Nasarawa state, Dr. Uthman Abdulrahman Ajidagba, stated this during the flag off of the distribution of the PVCs in Lafia, the state capital on Monday.
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According to him those that registered for PVCs in 2017 and applied for transfer of such PVCs were also captured in the current distribution.
He said: “We have more than 100,000 PVCs to be distributed across the 13 local government area of the state for those that registered in 2017″.
“So I am imploring all those in this category to go to their various local government areas of registration to get theirs”, he added.
He noted that those that registered this year will get theirs before the 2019 general election and called on those yet to apply for their PVCs to do so before the elections.