The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
yesterday, released details of the Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs collection
rate, showing that 75.94% of registered voters across the country have taken
delivery of the crucial voting material.
52,275,367 voters of the registered 68,833,476 voters,
according to INEC’s computation, had collected the PVCs as at yesterday.
The details, however, showed a continuing disparity in the
PVC collection rates with indications that collection of the PVCs were
significantly higher in the North than in the South.
The figures for PVC collection showed that Zamfara, Nasarawa
and Gombe states with 97.51%, 96.29% and 95.05% respectively have the highest
collection rates.
Ogun with 40.86% had the lowest collection rate and was
trailed by the Federal Capital Territory with 61.42% and Lagos with 62.4%
trailed in that order.
The geopolitical collection rates showed the North-west with
88.66% collection rate, and the South-West having the lowest collection rate
with 63.23%.
PVCs: How the regions stand
The geopolitical distribution rate is as follows:
North East – 82.95%
North West – 88.66%
North Central – 73.78%
South East – 73.35%
South West – 63.20%
South South – 74.09%
No comments:
Post a Comment
Drop your comments