Low Turnout Hits Jos, Bayelsa, Others Ahead Of 2027 Elections

The assortment of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) recorded low turnout in some wards in Jos, Plateau State, Bayelsa, Niger and Ondo states on Monday because the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) continued the train at Registration Area (RA) ranges.

The train is being carried out alongside the show of the National Register of Voters to allow registered voters to scrutinise their particulars forward of future elections.

In Plateau State, INEC officers on the Registration Area Centre in Giring, Jos South Local Government Area, had been seen ready for registered voters to show up for his or her PVCs.

Similarly, low turnout was recorded at Akure South Ward 4 in Ondo State, the place an INEC official was on floor to distribute the playing cards, however no voters had been seen on the assortment level.

In Bayelsa State, nevertheless, a resident of Yenagoa was seen accumulating his PVC on the INEC workplace in Yenagoa Local Government Area, situated in Onopa.

Niger State recorded low participation within the state although INEC officers had been floor whereas only a few residents had been seen at PVCs assortment middle.

The ongoing assortment follows INEC’s announcement that PVCs are prepared for assortment by eligible registered voters, together with those that accomplished registration-related transactions in 2025.

The Commission had introduced: “Registered in 2025? Your PVC is now prepared for assortment. The playing cards can be found for recent registrants, transfers, replacements, and people who carried out info updates or critiques in 2025. Voters from earlier registration workout routines may also accumulate theirs.

“If you registered, requested a transfer, or applied for a replacement of a lost or damaged PVC during the first phase, your PVC will be available for collection,” the Commission stated.

It added that “Uncollected PVCs from previous voter registration exercises will also be available.”

According to INEC’s schedule, assortment on the Registration Area stage runs from Friday, October 9, to Thursday, October 15, 2026. Collection will subsequently transfer to the Local Government Area places of work from Friday, October 16.

The Commission stated the train can be carried out between 9am and 3pm.

On the show of the National Register of Voters, INEC stated: “From Friday, 9th to Thursday, 15th October 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC will display the National Register of Voters for public scrutiny at all Registration Areas nationwide.”