Osun Govt Calls On Citizens To Register, Collect PVC

Barely 24 hours to the end of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise in Osun state, the state government has called on every eligible voter to participate in the electoral process by registering their names with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for voter card and collect their Permanent Voter Card.

Speaking through the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Adelani Baderinwa in a press statement on Sunday, the government said registration and collection of PVC is an important aspect of election that requires the participation of every eligible voters.

Baderinwa noted that the essence of public holiday declared by the government tomorrow, Monday is to allow government and non-government workers to register for voter card and for those that had registered to collect their PVC for them to be able to vote on election day.

He urged people above 18 years old not to be nonchalant on the CVR and collection of PVC, stating that tomorrow, Monday, is the last day for the voter registration exercise as declared by INEC.

For those whose PVC had been defaced or lost, Baderinwa implored them to go to the INEC registration centres in their various areas to register afresh, just as he warned against double registration, describing it as criminal.

He said: “The government calls on every eligible voter to go and register for voter card and those who had register should go and collect their PVC for them to be able to perform their civic responsibility when election comes.

“Voter Registration and collection of Permanent Voters card (PVC) are important and strategic to electoral process and have capability of strengthening democratic governance.

“Voter registration helps to facilitate the credibility of the electoral process and democratic governance and that is why the government found it imperative to create ample opportunity by declaring tomorrow, Monday, a work free day which is the last day for the eligible voters to register.”

Baderinwa added: “All residents of the state who are 18 years and above and are enjoined to go to the nearest registration centre in their areas to register their names for voter card.

“A voter that has left his or former residential area should approach INEC office in his or her new area for transfer of voter card to enable him or her vote in the new residing area.

“The Continuous Voter Registration had started on Wednesday, April 11 and will end tomorrow, Monday, April 16.

“Since the continuous voter registration (CRV) is periodic, the government of the state of Osun, therefore, considers it as imperative to dedicate a day for fresh potential voters to register for their voter card and for those that had registered to collect their PVC to enable them exercise their franchise on election day.”