National Telescope national telescope newspaper
Ahead of the by-elections to be held in some states, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that no fewer than 4,613,197 Permanent Voters’ Cards have been collected by voters for the February 3 rerun/by-elections.
This was contained in a document posted by INEC on its X handle sighted by our correspondent.
It also revealed that 2,189,171 PVCs were collected by voters for the by-elections while 2,424,026 PVCs were collected for the rerun elections.
About 8,500 Bimodal Voters Authentication System and over 35,000 ad-hoc staff would be deployed for the elections.
According to the commission, 74 domestic observers and one international observer will observe the February 3 elections.
By-elections will be conducted in two senatorial districts; (Ebonyi South, Ebonyi State and Yobe East, Yobe State); three state constituencies, (Chibok State Constituency, Borno State; Chikun State constituency, Kaduna State; and Guma State Constituency, Benue State); and four federal constituencies, (Akoko North East/Akoko North-West Federal Constituency, Ondo State; Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency, Taraba State; Surulere 1 Federal Constituency, Lagos State; and Yauri/Shanga/Ngaski Federal Constituency, Kebbi State.)
It will be recalled that the rerun elections which were ordered by the court after various suits, will be held in one Senatorial district of Plateau Central, and 13 federal constituencies.
