Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu speaks during a meeting with stakeholders and international election observers on the postponement of Nigeria's 2019 general elections in Abuja on February 16, 2019. Nigeria's electoral watchdog on February 16 postponed presidential and parliamentary elections for one week, just hours before polls were due to open. Kola Sulaimon / AFP
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu speaks during a meeting with stakeholders and international election observers on the postponement of Nigeria's 2019 general elections in Abuja on February 16, 2019. Nigeria's electoral watchdog on February 16 postponed presidential and parliamentary elections for one week, just hours before polls were due to open. Kola Sulaimon / AFP
Nigeria’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission, Thursday said at least 72 million Nigerians have collected their permanent voter cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2019 elections.
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chief announced this at a press briefing in Abuja.
He said the 72.7 million Nigerians who have collected their PVCs represent 86.3 percent of the over 84 million registered voters in the country.
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