The Independent electoral commission,Oyo state has frowned at voters who have failed to pick their permanent voter cards across its offices within the state

At a stakeholder meeting regarding a simulated voter accreditation/verification exercise held at his office today, the resident electoral commissioner, Dr. Adeniran Rahman Tella, said that 800 000 PVCs still need to be gathered.

Dr Tella added that the exercise slated ahead of the February 25th and March 11th general elections, holds this Saturday 4th February,2023 within twelve polling units in three of the Senatorial districts of the state for the functionality test of bimodal voters accreditation system (BVAs) machines for the elections, while the verifying districts include Oyo North, Oyo south and Oyo Central.
The local governments that are affected are Akinyele, Atiba, Iseyin, Ogbomoso North, Ibadan North, and Ido at voting units Anglican primary school, Akingbile 1, Olugbode, St. Michael Esiele, L.A. primary school, Kabiyesi street, LA Demonstration, Oke Aanu Town Planning, Bling Center, Methodist School(NTA)1, Oba Akinbiyi

The Rec. stressed that the mock exercise will hold between 8 and 2.30pm , while voters at the areas are called for participation,adding those registered who are yet to pick up their PVCs should do so before the extension deadline date.

In his remarks, Oyo state commissioner of police, CP Adebowale Williams, ably represented ,DCP, Garaba Ahmed called on party agents to educate their members ahead of the accreditation so as to engender tranquility and orderliness during the forthcoming elections.

The stakeholders’ meeting had in attendance, state director of National Orientation Agency, IPAC, party chairman of ADC, ADP, APM, APP, NDLEA, Customs, Army among others.

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