The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 116,745 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) issued to newly registered voters in Lagos State are yet to be collected ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The commission’s Administrative Secretary in Lagos, Adenike Tadese, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.
Tadese said INEC received 177,295 PVCs for eligible residents who participated in the first phase of the 2025 Continuous Voter Registration exercise.
She explained that as of Monday, only 60,550 cards had been collected, leaving 116,745 awaiting collection.
The INEC official urged eligible voters to collect their cards to enable them to exercise their voting rights in the 2027 general elections.
She disclosed that the uncollected PVCs were available at the commission’s local government offices across the state, stressing that collection must be done personally by the registered owners.
“The cards are available for collection by their owners, not by proxy, at the various local government offices of the commission in Lagos,” she said.
Tadese also called on political stakeholders and community leaders to mobilise previously registered voters who were yet to collect their PVCs, as well as those who participated in the 2025 registration exercise.
She added that PVCs belonging to eligible residents who registered during the 2026 Continuous Voter Registration exercise would soon be ready for collection.
The INEC administrative secretary further urged voters to maintain orderliness at collection centres and appealed to political actors and other stakeholders to promote peaceful and orderly campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections.
She reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to conducting free, fair and credible elections in Lagos State.
