As June 18 Governorship election in Ekiti state is exactly one month today, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says two hundred and sixty eight thousand, four hundred and sixty ( 268,460) permanent voter’s cards, PVCs are yet to be collected in the state.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Adeniran Tella made this known in Ado Ekiti at the presentation of soft copies of list of registered voters to leaders of political parties that will participate in the election.
Dr Tella told the gathering that Ekiti had nine hundred and eighty nine thousand, two hundred and two, (989, 202) registered voters out of which seven hundred and twenty thousand, seven hundred and fifty two (720, 742) of them had obtained their PVCs.
He used the forum to appeal to all stakeholders to mobilize owners of uncollected PVCs to get their cards at INEC offices in the council areas before the election.
Dr Tella also reassured the people of Ekiti state that their votes would count, hence they must have confidence in the ability of the Commission to deliver credible and acceptable exercise.
In his presentation, INEC’s Deputy Director, Voter’s Registry, National Headquarters, Abuja, Dr Paul Ayaeze said names of those who failed to complete their registration and others who engaged in multiple registration had been removed from the voter’s register.
On her part, INEC Deputy Director in charge of Information Communication Technology, National Headquarters, Mrs Abimbola Oladunjoye informed the stakeholders that Bi- modal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS used in Anambra Governorship election would be deployed to Ekiti state, adding that people of the state should not expect Card Readers Machine.
In their brief remarks, the Chairman, Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Mr Ifedayo Iyaniwura and other leaders of political parties in attendance lauded INEC on its preparation ahead of the election and called for adequate security before, during and after the poll.
Amos Ogunrinde
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