The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected by registered voters in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
The figure represents 81.50 percent of the 2,339,233 registered voters in the state, according to a statement issued on Friday, August 14, by Mohammed Haruna, INEC’s Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee.
Haruna said 432,843 PVCs, representing 18.50 percent of registered voters, remain uncollected and have been deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The commission also disclosed that some voters whose PVCs were damaged, defaced or lost had applied for replacement cards.
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“Similarly, it should be noted that some persons with damaged, defaced, or lost PVCs applied for replacement of their cards. A total of 6,101 among those who applied printed downloadable copies of their PVCs,” the statement reads.
INEC said it had also published a polling-unit-by-polling-unit breakdown of collected PVCs on its official website to provide greater transparency ahead of the election.
The commission reiterated its commitment to conducting the election in a peaceful and transparent manner, while assuring political parties, civil society organisations, the media and voters of its preparedness.
“The commission reassures political parties, civil society organisations, media, and the good people of Osun state of its total readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent, and inclusive election on Saturday, 15th August 2026,” the statement added.
The Osun governorship election is scheduled to hold across the state on Saturday, with voters expected to choose the next governor from the candidates contesting the poll.