The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Thursday that 85 per cent of the 1.6 million registered voters in Kogi State had collected their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, as at February 6. Ahmed Biambo, the Director of Voter Education and Publicity in the state INEC office, disclosed this in Lokoja at the North Central Zonal Implementation Meeting on Gender and 2019 General Elections. According to Biambo, there was a massive turnout by registered voters to get their PVCs between last month and now, adding that the collection would close by 5p.m on Jan. 8, adding that INEC had engaged traditional and religious leaders to preach peace and harmony to their followers in their various communities and worship centres; and they had been very supportive. The INEC Director reiterated that INEC would never allow under-age voting in any election under any guise.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 07, 2019 15:45 UTC