The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has

extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter

Cards until Sunday, January 29, 2023.

INEC earlier fixed the collection deadline as Sunday, January

22, 2023.

After a meeting, INEC said it had pushed the deadline by

eight days.

INEC National Commissioner Festus Okoye said in a

statement that over 100,000 PVCs were collected in some

states since the commission took the collection of PVCs to

Ward on January 6.