The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), representing 81.50 per cent of registered voters in Osun State, have been collected ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
INEC, in a statement signed by Mohammed Kudu Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, said the state has 2,339,233 registered voters.
According to the Haruna, 426,842 PVCs, representing 18.50 per cent, remain uncollected and have been deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in line with its established practice.
He said’ Out of the total of 2,339,233 registered voters in the State, 1,906,390 PVCS, representing 81.50 per cent, have been collected. The remaining 426,842 PVCS, representing 18.50 per cent, have been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with the Commission’s established practice.’
INEC also disclosed that some voters whose cards were damaged, defaced or lost applied for replacements, while 6,101 of those applicants printed downloadable copies of their PVCs.
The commission said ‘ a table of of the PVCs collected, Polling Unit by Polling Unit (PU), has been published on the Commission’s website.’
Haruna reassured 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.