Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy Obafemi Hamzat and some members of the state cabinet on Monday picked up their reprinted permanent voters cards (PVCs) from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
They stopped by at INEC office in the Sura area of Lagos Island Local Government Area to pick up the cards.
Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a few months ago re-designated his location and updated his details, having moved his polling unit from Ikoyi to Lagos Island, ahead of next year’s governorship election.
He appealed to the residents of the state who are of voting age to pick up their PVCs from the various INEC offices in their localities.
The governor reminded the people that it is only when they collect their PVCs that they would be able to exercise their franchise during next year’s general elections.
He said: “Today, INEC officially started the collection of PVCs and because I did a re-designation of my address of where I was and where I am now, I had to move my polling unit.
“I am here to demonstrate to all our citizens that I have complied. I have come to pick up my reprinted Voter’s Card and I want to enjoin everyone to use this opportunity to go out and pick their PVCs.
“I have collected mine and you can see that I am at the INEC office here, and it is peaceful. Within two minutes they sorted it out and I signed to collect my own. So my advice is for all of us that still have our PVCs uncollected to please come out and do the rightful thing.
“It is only with this that you can participate in next year’s election. I wish all of us the very best and as we go into this exercise, I hope that it is something that is worth it very seriously as another civic responsibility.”
Sanwo-Olu expressed confidence that Lagosians will do the right thing by re-electing him during the governorship poll based on his administration’s performance during the first term.
