85% PVC collected Kogi – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that 85 percent of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) for registered voters in Kogi State have been collected.

Head of Voter Education and Publicity (VEP) at the Kogi INEC office, Alhaji Ahmed Biambo Bagudu disclosed this in Lokoja, during the North Central ‘Zonal Implementation Meeting on Women’s Participation in the 2019 Election,’ organised by INEC in collaboration with the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWFT).

He said that INEC is prepared for the conduct of the general election, adding that non- sensitive materials have been received and were being deployed across the state, while sensitive materials will be in the custody of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), until 48 hours to elections, before deployment.

The Chief Executive Officer of NWFT, Mufuliat Fijabi, said that the programme was aimed at encouraging greater women participation in the forthcoming elections across the North Central geopolitical zone.

She said full participation of women in elections in Nigeria was important, because women constitute the bulk of the voting population, adding that their coming out to vote would add value to Nigeria’s drive towards an inclusive democratic process.

She said: “All efforts should be made to ensure that women come out, and to also educate women, that election day is not a time to stay back at home to do domestic work. Women have a great role to play through their votes on election day.”