The Independent National Electoral Commission will on Friday begin the distribution and collection of 77,015 newly printed Permanent Voter Cards across Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The exercise, which will run from October 9 to 15, will be conducted at the 351 registration areas and wards across the state.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, Prof. Adeniran Tella, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Tella said the exercise would hold daily, including weekends, between 9am and 3pm.
He explained that the exercise would cover newly printed PVCs as well as unclaimed cards printed ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The REC urged eligible voters to visit their respective registration areas during the seven-day exercise to collect their cards.
He also appealed to members of the public to disregard information circulating online suggesting that the Continuous Voter Registration exercise was still ongoing.
According to him, the CVR exercise ended on July 26, 2026.
Tella said those expected to benefit from the current exercise included newly registered voters, persons who had lost their PVCs, voters who requested transfers from one polling unit to another, and those whose cards were damaged or defaced during the last CVR exercise.
He said the collection of PVCs would continue at INEC offices in the 33 local government areas of the state after the seven-day exercise at the registration areas and wards.
The same collection hours of 9am to 3pm would apply at the local government offices, he added.
Tella further assured residents that the commission would receive additional batches of newly printed PVCs for distribution in the state.
He therefore urged eligible voters and other stakeholders to take advantage of the exercise and ensure that their PVCs were collected ahead of the 2027 elections.
