The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for collection of permanent voter cards (PVCs) across the country by additional two weeks.
The extension, according to Kayode Idowu, the chief press secretary to INEC chairman, will continue until March 22, 2015, superseding the earlier deadline of March 8, 2015.
“This latest extension offers the last opportunity for duly registered persons to collect their PVCs before the general elections scheduled for March 28th and April 11th, 2015.
“INEC hereby calls on registered persons that are yet to collect their PVCs to use this last opportunity in doing so in order to participate in the forthcoming general elections.”
For the third time in six weeks, INEC has announced extensions of deadlines for collection of PVCs.
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On February 1, 2015, INEC made its first extension of deadline for PVCs collection. Originally scheduled for Saturday, January 31, 2015, collection was then to end on Sunday, February 8, 2015.
On February 9, following the postponement of the elections, INEC again extended the deadline for PVCs collection by four more weeks until March 8, 2015.
