AHEAD OF ELECTION:INEC SETS OCT 6TH TO END PVCs TRANSFERS IN KOGI AND BAYELSA

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would end

all transfer cases of voters in Kogi and Bayelsa ahead of governorship

polls in both states, on Oct. 6 and Oct. 20, respectively.

The commission stated this in its daily bulletin issued on Monday in

Abuja and said that the deadline was necessary following its directive

that all transfers of voters must be concluded 45 days to an election.

Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections have been scheduled to hold on

Nov. 21 and Dec. 5, respectively.

The commission explained that the 45 days deadline was to enable it to

effect the integration of the transferred names into the register of

voters in each of the states.

According to it, the register of voters is to be certified and

published not later than 30 days to an election.

“A person who has relocated to another place outside the (polling)

unit in which he/she registered cannot vote in his/her new location

unless he/she transfers his/her registration,” it said.

The commission therefore advised any voter who intends to transfer

his/her registration to write an application to INEC’s Resident

Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kogi or Bayelsa.

“The application should be written through the Electoral Officer of

the local government area where he/she is currently residing.

“Such an application should contain the current address of the

applicant. This will assist the commission in allocating the Polling

Unit (PU) nearest to him/her,” it said.

It added that the applicant should attach a photocopy of his/her

Permanent Voter Card (PVC) to the application.