INEC suspends PVC collection in Osun
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the collection of Permanent Voter Cards in Osun State ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election.
The commission announced the development in a statement issued on Saturday by the National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna.
INEC said the decision was aimed at allowing it to compile data on downloaded PVCs and prepare final statistics on the total number of voters who had collected their cards ahead of the election.
The commission also informed voters who applied for replacement of lost, damaged or defaced PVCs that the window to print downloadable copies of their cards would close by midnight on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
According to INEC, the deadline would enable it to compile the data of downloaded PVCs for the final statistics of total PVCs collected in the state.
The commission recalled that PVC collection in Osun commenced at the Registration Area level from July 22 to 28, 2026.
It said “the Registration Area collection was extended to July 31 following complaints about large crowds and difficulties encountered by voters at collection centres.
“The collection subsequently moved to the local government level and continued from August 1 to 7, 2026.”
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