The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has appealed to residents of the state to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards after INEC announced an extension to the distribution of the cards in the state.

The governor made the call on Sunday in Abeokuta, the state capital, during a state wide broadcast to the people of the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced an extension to the deadline for the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Ogun State, from today till Monday, November 10.

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Sam Olumekun in a release said the extension was as a result of the hitches noticed in the exercise.

The release with reference no. INEC/OG/345/VOL.II 9th November, 2014, reads: “Sequel to the hitches observed during the first day of the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Ogun State, INEC would like to inform the citizens of Ogun State that the exercise has been extended by one day, i.e it will now end on Monday, 10th November 2014 as against Sunday 9th November 2014.”

He appealed to the eligible voters in the State to be calm, assuring them that any voter whose name appears in the voter register but couldnot find his or her card should not panic; as their cards shall be provided in due course.

They should not re-register during the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise scheduled for 12th – 17th November, 2014 as this would
amount to double registration.

“INEC wishes to assure the general public that all eligible citizens would be registered and issued valid voter cards before the 2015
election,” the release stated.