The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will begin the distribution of the third and final phase of the permanent voter cards (PVCs) next month in 13 states including Lagos, Kano and Rivers.
According to a statement by the electoral commission contained in its bulletin, yesterday, the exercise will commence on November 7 and end on November 9.
It will be followed immediately by continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise in the affected states from November 13 through 17.
Besides Lagos, Kano and Rivers, the other states involved are Adamawa, Borno, Edo, Imo, Kaduna, Katsina, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun and Plateau.
While the PVC and CVR exercises were earlier conducted in Ekiti and Osun states because of the governorship elections held recently, INEC had also distributed and conducted the PVCs and CVR exercises in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) this year in phases I and II.
The electoral commission has also warned that only electorates with permanent voter cards will be allowed to vote during the 2015 general elections and advised eligible voters to cross-check their names in the displayed voters’ register.
“Those who registered before but do not see their names in the displayed register are to re-register during the continuous voter registration exercise.
“The CVR exercise is not for those who wish to transfer. Those wishing to transfer should write to the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in their new states of domicile, well before the election, as no transfer will be approved less than 30 days to the election.
“Those who have lost their cards or whose cards are damaged may apply for them to be replaced by writing to the resident electoral commissioner (REC) through the INEC electoral officer of the local government area where they registered for their replacement well before the election. No replacement will be approved and no new card will be issued less than 30 days to the election.”
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