87.2m Nigerians Cleared To Elect New President, NASS Members-INEC
LAGOS FEBRUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Nigerians head to the polls on Saturday, 87.2 million voters have been cleared to participate in the crucial exercise.
Data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday show that 93.5 million Nigerians were registered to participate in the presidential and national assembly election as well as the governorship and state assembly polls slated for March 11.
Of the figure, 87.2 million voters collected their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) as of February 5 deadline for the collection of the cards.
The PVC is a criterion that enables voters to exercise their franchise during elections. Already, the electoral body has said that it wouldn’t allow any Nigerian without the card to vote on February 25 and March 11 respectively.
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on Feb 24 2023. Filed under National.
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