INEC suspends PVC collection in Osun

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the postulation of Permanent Voter Cards successful Osun State ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election.

The committee announced the improvement successful a connection issued on Saturday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna.

INEC said the determination was aimed astatine allowing it to compile information connected downloaded PVCs and hole last statistic connected the full fig of voters who had collected their cards up of the election.

The committee besides informed voters who applied for replacement of lost, damaged oregon defaced PVCs that the model to people downloadable copies of their cards would adjacent by midnight on Sunday, August 9, 2026.

According to INEC, the deadline would alteration it to compile the information of downloaded PVCs for the last statistic of full PVCs collected successful the state.

The committee recalled that PVC postulation successful Osun commenced astatine the Registration Area level from July 22 to 28, 2026.

It said “the Registration Area postulation was extended to July 31 pursuing complaints astir ample crowds and difficulties encountered by voters astatine postulation centres.

“The postulation subsequently moved to the section authorities level and continued from August 1 to 7, 20...