INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan orders a review of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) records and directs INEC officials to remove obstacles to Permanent Voter Card (PVC) delivery in Nigeria’s South-East ahead of the 2027 general election.
Speaking in Enugu at a South-East zonal interactive meeting on staff readiness, Amupitan says ensuring every registered voter receives a PVC is INEC’s top operational priority in the region. He adds that Nigeria’s National Register of Voters has reached about 103 million, and that 10.6 million new registrants were recorded across three CVR phases from August 2025 to July 2026, with figures subject to final biometric verification.
Outlets describe the same core actions—record review and removal of PVC bottlenecks—but differ in detail and emphasis. One outlet highlights additional INEC measures such as an online registration portal introduced in Phase III and the use of printable PVC technology, while another focuses mainly on the instruction to ensure PVC delivery. Both confirm the emphasis on South-East readiness and the 2027 timeline.
