The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a stern warning to electorates involved in double or multiple registrations regarding the collection of their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
The report comes as the commission has extended the PVC collection deadline to February 5, 2023.
Those found engaging in double and multiple registrations will not be issued cards, according to the commission.
Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, revealed this in a statement on Saturday.
He stated that the one-week extension would be the final extension for the collection of PVCs.
Earlier on Saturday, it was reported that INEC had extended the deadline for collecting PVC by another week.
The commission made this known in a statement issued by Okoye on Saturday.
Remember that the electoral umpire previously set the collection deadline for Sunday, January 29, 2023.
However, following a meeting on Saturday, January 28th, Okoye stated that the commission has extended the deadline by seven days to ensure that registered voters have ample time to collect their PVCs before the upcoming election.
INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu reiterated the commission’s position, saying that while the commission would not hesitate to take additional measures to ensure that all citizens have ample opportunity to collect their PVCs, double registration would not be tolerated.
The INEC boss said;
Arising from reports from the various States and discussions with Resident Electoral Commissioners, the Commission has decided to further extend PVC collection in all its Local Government Offices nationwide by an additional one week.
The ongoing collection of PVCs nationwide will therefore continue and end on 5th February 2023.
Those that engaged in double and multiple registrations should not bother visiting any of the Commission’s Offices as the Commission did not print their PVCs.