Lagos, Kano, Oyo, Ogun Top States With Uncollected PVCs

Data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Permanent Voter Card (PVC) show that Lagos, Kano, Oyo and Ogun states top states with the most uncollected cards.

Lagos with a total 6, 579, 291 registered voters, has unclaimed PVCs of 1, 038, 902 showing that 5, 531, 389 were collected.

Kano with the second highest number of registered voters with 5, 457, 747, has 4, 696, 747 collected leaving 761, 000 yet-to-be collected.

Also, Oyo comes in third with 757, 755 not yet collected out of 2, 934, 107 registered voters.

According to the commission, 2, 176, 352 were able to pick their PVCs.

Similarly, Ogun state has 680, 136 out of a register of 2, 375, 003 yet to collect theirs, while the INEC pegs those that have theirs at 1, 694, 867.

On the other hand, Katisna, Taraba and Zamfara ranks those with the least number of PVCs not yet collected.

In Katsina with 3, 230, 230, only 42, 242 are yet to get theirs, while 3, 187, 988 have theirs.

In Taraba, out of the registered voters of 1, 777, 105, only 48, 011 are yet to get theirs, leaving 1, 729, 094 having their own.

Zamfara with a total of 1, 717, 128 registered voters, have 90, 289 PVCs yet to be collected, showing that 1, 626, 839 have collected theirs.

In percentage terms of PVC collection, Katsina is at 98.69%, Gombe 95. 76%, Kebbi 95.13% and Zamfara 94.74%.

The Guardian UK has raised fears about the registration process, stating that an analysis of the figures was ‘statistically impossible.’

“Analysis of the data for each of the country’s 36 states and its capital shows that INEC has increased the number of new registered voters by almost exactly the same percentage across all states. The correlation is a “statistical impossibility” and does not reflect Nigeria’s demographic changes, according to data analysts working with the Guardian,” said.