A total of 4,613,197 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) have been collected by voters in preparation for the February 3 rerun/by-elections, according to information obtained from a document posted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its official handle.
The breakdown reveals that 2,189,171 PVCs were collected for the by-elections, while 2,424,026 PVCs were collected for the rerun elections.
To facilitate the elections, over 8,500 Bimodal Voters Authentication System devices and more than 35,000 ad-hoc staff will be deployed.
The elections will witness the participation of 74 domestic observers and one international observer, as per information provided by the commission.
The by-elections are scheduled to take place in two senatorial districts (Ebonyi South, Ebonyi State, and Yobe East, Yobe State), three state constituencies (Chibok State Constituency, Borno State; Chikun State constituency, Kaduna State; and Guma State Constituency, Benue State), and four federal constituencies (Akoko North East/Akoko North-West Federal Constituency, Ondo State; Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency, Taraba State; Surulere 1 Federal Constituency, Lagos State; and Yauri/Shanga/Ngaski Federal Constituency, Kebbi State).
The rerun elections, as ordered by the court, will take place in one senatorial district of Plateau Central and 13 federal constituencies across various states.
Additionally, rerun elections are scheduled for numerous state constituencies in states such as Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Enugu, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Niger, Oyo, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
