78 PERCENT OF NiGERIAN'S HAVE THEIR PVCs.... INEC

The Independent of National Electoral Commission has given at list 54,377,747 persons registered for the 2015 general elections their permanent voters cards.

The figure, being latest as of February 27, represents 78.93 percent of the 68,833746, being the total number of voters registered by INEC.

The figure indicates three percent increase from the last collection rate reported two weeks ago.

The electoral body made the revelation, Friday, in a statement signed by Kayode Idowu, the Chief Press Secretary to Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of the commission. 

According to the statement, a total of 67,205,600 PVCs have been delivered to states nationwide.

The statement also reveals Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Taraba and Zamfara states have exceeded 90 percent of collection rate.

Abia, Adamawa, Enugu, Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Rivers State have over 80 percent. Collection rate.

The state that have over 70 percent collection rate include Anambra, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Imo, Kwara, Ondo, Osun, Plateau and Yobe States.

Others, consisting of Bayelsa, Borno, Edo, Ekiti, Federal Capital Territory, Kogi, Lagos and Oyo States have over 60 percent rate. 

Ogun State still has the least collection rate with 44 percent.