The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected by registered voters ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.
The figure represents 81.50 per cent of the 2,339,233 registered voters in the state, according to a statement issued on Friday by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee.
Haruna said the remaining 432,843 PVCs, representing 18.50 per cent of registered voters, had been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with the commission’s established procedure.
He added that some registered voters whose PVCs were damaged, defaced or lost had applied for replacement.
According to the commission, 6,101 applicants printed downloadable copies of their PVCs.
INEC said it had also published a polling-unit-by-polling-unit breakdown of the collected PVCs on its official website.
The electoral body reassured political parties, civil society organisations, the media and residents of Osun State that it was fully prepared to conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent and inclusive governorship election on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
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