By Emmanuel Oloniruha

Abuja

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,906,390 registered voters in Osun collected this their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), ahead of the Saturday governorship election in the state.

Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja said that the figure represented 81.50 per cent of the total of 2,339,233 total registered voters in the state.

Haruna also noted that the remaining 432,843 PVCs, representing 18.50 per cent, had been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with the Commission’s established practice.

“Similarly, it should be noted that some persons with damaged, defaced, or lost PVCs applied for replacement of their cards. A total of 6,101 among those who applied printed downloadable copies of their PVCs,” he said.

Haruna also disclosed that a table of of the PVCs collected, Polling Unit by Polling Unit (PU), had been published on the commission’s website.

“The commission reassures political parties, civil society organisations, media, and the good people of Osun of its total readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent, and inclusive election on Saturday, Aug. 15,” Haruna said.