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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 116,745 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) belonging to newly registered voters in Lagos State remain uncollected.
INEC’s Administrative Secretary in Lagos, Adenike Tadese, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.
Tadese said the commission received 177,295 PVCs for eligible residents who registered during the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in 2025.
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However, the commission’s weekly update as of Monday showed that only 60,550 cards had been collected, leaving 116,745 awaiting collection. She urged registered voters to collect their PVCs before the 2027 general elections, warning that many eligible residents could miss the opportunity to vote if they fail to obtain their cards.
According to her, the uncollected PVCs are available at INEC’s local government offices across Lagos State. She stressed that only the registered owners can collect their cards.
“The cards are available for collection by their owners, not by proxy, at the various local government offices of the commission in Lagos,” she said.
Tadese also urged stakeholders to encourage both previous registrants who have yet to collect their cards and those who registered during the 2025 CVR exercise to do so.
She appealed to eligible voters to collect their PVCs before the collection window closes before the 2027 elections.
The INEC official also said PVCs for eligible residents who registered during the 2026 CVR exercise would soon be ready for collection.
Meanwhile, she urged voters to maintain order during the collection process and reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in Lagos.
Tadese also called on political parties and other stakeholders to ensure peaceful campaigns and follow electoral guidelines before the 2027 general elections.
