Barely 24 hours to the Friday, February 8 deadline for the collection of permanent voter cards, PVCs, there are strong indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC will extend the period of collection of the PVCs.
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman gave this indication Thursday at the ongoing National Stakeholders’ Forum on the 2019 general elections in Abuja when he said the Commission is meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners in the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT to review the collection and take decision, particularly with regard to states with highest number of unclaimed PVCs.
This is just as the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu disclosed that the six Deputy Inspector Generals of Police, DIGs will be deployed to the six geopolitical Zones, 24 Assistant Inspectors Generals of Police, AIGs will be deployed across the Zones while about 5000 tactical personnel will be deployed in addition to regular police to beef up security on the election day.
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