Osun 2026: INEC Says 1.9m PVCs Collected, 432,843 uncollected Ahead of Saturday Poll

…As Commission assures stakeholders of credible election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected by registered voters in Osun State ahead of the governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026.

The figure represents 81.50 per cent of the 2,339,233 registered voters in the state, leaving 432,843 PVCs, representing 18.50 per cent, uncollected.

In a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, said a polling unit-by-polling unit breakdown of the collected PVCs had been published on the Commission’s website.

INEC said the uncollected PVCs have been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with the Commission’s established practice.

The Commission also disclosed that 6,101 persons who applied for replacement of damaged, defaced or lost PVCs printed downloadable copies of their new cards.

Haruna assured political parties, civil society organisations, the media and residents of Osun State of INEC’s readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible, transparent and inclusive governorship election on Saturday.