The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has said that only 121, 111 registered voters possess permanent voter cards (PVCs) to vote at Saturday’s by-election in Surulere 1 Federal Constituency.
INEC’s spokesman in Lagos State Taiwo Gbadegesin disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.
Twelve candidates from different political parties will be contesting in the February 3 election.
The seat became vacant due to the resignation of Femi Gbajabiamila who was appointed by President Bola Tinubu as his chief of staff.
Gbadegesin spoke ahead of the distribution of sensitive materials to various registration areas (wards) in the constituency.
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“We have 258 polling units spread across the six wards that make up the Surulere 1 Federal constituency and we have provided 258 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines,” he said.
“We also have 24 backup BVAS devices, bringing the total number of BVAS to 282.
“We have 140, 377 registered voters in the affected constituency while those who have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are 121, 111. This translates into about 86.3 per cent of the voting strength in the area.”
Gbadegesin said the commission had begun distribution of sensitive materials for Saturday’s poll from the INEC office in Surulere Local Government to various registration area centres (RACs) in the area.
