One of the most talked-about issues in the run-up to the 2023 general elections is the race for Permanent Voters Cards; Nigerians, unlike in the past, have become more politically aware and awake, showing a greater interest in participating in the process of selecting their next leader.
Since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced a deadline for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise, Nigerians have flocked en-mass to voter registration centers across the nation to ensure that they finish the process.
The rush was to enable them beat the INEC-set deadline for the wrap-up of the CVR ahead of the 2023 general election.
Completing the CVR exercise will grant citizens access to the PVC, the equivalent of a green card that will give them the power to choose their representatives and leaders who will manage the country’s affairs for the next four years.
However, despite many pleas from different Civil Society organisations for the extension of the exercise to allow more Nigerians access to the PVC, INEC ended the exercise on Sunday, after extending it from June 30 to July 31, refusing to extend any further.
The election umpire said it could no longer entertain further extension to avoid harming preparations for the 2023 general polls.
It disclosed that over seven million Nigerians who carried out their voter pre-registration online could not complete the process at physical centres.
The election umpire also raised concern on the issue of uncollected PVCs. INEC in May said that about 20 million Nigerians have not picked up their PVCs since 2019 despite having finished the registration process.
Many Nigerians had in the build up to the 2019 general election completed the process to get a PVC but failed to go collect the card at their various registration centres. However Newsbreak.ng brings you simple steps to locate and retrieve your Permanent voters Card.
How To Track, Retrieve Your Uncollected PVC
Step 1: Visit https://voters.inecnigeria.org/ with your first name, last name and date of birth
Step 2: after filling the information, if the spaces provided, your registration information will come up if it is still valid. The information includes your Voters identification number (VIN), state of registration, local government of registration, registration area (ward), polling unit and polling unit code
Step 3: If your information pops up it means your registration is still valid, then you can proceed to the local government secretariat to pick up your PVC.
It is however important to note that this steps might not apply to those who just finished the CVR exercise as they just completed their registration exercise and might have to wait a little while for INEC to produce their PVCs
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