The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there are still 700,000 uncollected PVCs in Oyo State.
The Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mutiu Agboke, stated this while attributing the level of credibility recorded in the 2019 general elections to the involvement of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in monitoring and preventing vote-buying.
During a thank-you visit to the Ibadan zonal office of the EFCC, Agboke said: “The commission is going to start the process of continuous voters registration very soon. Those who were unable to register will register.
“Those whose cards are still in our custody will be able to come and collect their PVCs. As I speak, we have over 700,000 PVCs uncollected.”
Speaking on the collaboration between the two commissions he noted: “The mandate given us was that we should collaborate and interface with all the agencies of government to deliver acceptable elections.
“I know at the national level, your chairman too was also interfacing with my chairman (Prof. Mahmud Yakubu) and that was what was responsible for the successes we recorded.”
The EFCC’s Zonal Head in Ibadan, Friday Ebelo, thanked the staff of INEC “for putting Nigeria first”.
Ebelo said, “I always tell my people that as the head of an agency of government or leader of a people, you must always remember that you have a name to protect. That should be the motivation for you to stand your ground at all times.
“If you want to be compromised, you can be compromised. But if you can remember that you have a name to protect and you have a tomorrow ahead of you, you will guide against being compromised. That is the kind of commitment I saw in you and your team during the 2019 elections when I was working with you.”
He told INEC that EFCC would always be willing to support the electoral body.
