LAGOS 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured registered Voters in delta State the distribution of PVCs would be completed before the election.
The Electoral body also affirmed that consignment of card reading machines for accreditation and tracking of information on PVCs were yesterday received in Asaba.
The administrative secretary of INEC in the state, Mr. Owhor Nathan, who disclosed this on Thursday at the training workshop of mobilizing officers of National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Asaba, revealed that a total of 1,422,595 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) have, so far, been distributed out of 1,911,332 registered voters in Delta State, just as he assured that the distribution of the balance of 488,337 PVCs is on-going and would be completed before the general elections next month.
According to him, distribution of the PVCs has been further decentralised with the directive on electoral officers to move to the various communities to ensure that all registered voters get their cards.
Specifically, he stated that distribution of PVCs for Ika South local government where fresh registration of voters was carried out, would be done on unit level for everybody to receive the card.
The INEC Chief said the election would hold between 8.00 am and 1 .00 pm while ballot papers and result sheets would be shared a day before the election.
He affirmed that the commission needs 21,000 adhoc staff to be able to cope with the election holding in 3,624 polling units, 270 wards and 943 voting points in the state.
Earlier in his address, the state director of NOA, Sir Isaac Ezechi, said the workshop was necessary to equip the officers with the necessary information to further carry out aggressive voters’ education at the grassroots.