THE Independent National Electoral Commission ‘INEC, has extended the deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs.
This comes as the federal government, state commissioners of education and stakeholders in the education sector are meeting today to deliberate on whether or not to close public and private schools during the election.
With the extension, registered voters who are yet to get their PVCs will have up to Sunday, February 8, 2015, to do so.
The commission, in a press statement by Mr Kayode Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to INEC chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said: “This supersedes the earlier deadline of Saturday, January 31, 2015.”
According to the statement, the extension “is intended to give registered voters yet to collect their PVCs the opportunity to do so in readiness for the February 2015 general elections.”
“INEC hereby calls on duly registered persons not to delay in going to collect their cards before the expiration of the new deadline.
“The Commission reaffirms its determination to make the 2015 elections free, fair, credible and peaceful; and urges all stakeholders, including voters, to spare no effort in working towards the same objective.”
Meanwhile, the federal government, states commissioners of education and stakeholders in the education sector are to meet today to deliberate on whether or not to close public and private schools during the 2014 election.
Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, who revealed this at the interactive session with the media on the Transformation of the Nigerian Education sector by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja weekend, said the federal government had also concluded arrangement to approve nine more universities to bring the number in the country to 113. (Vanguard)
