INEC receives nearly all non-sensitive materials for the 2027 elections in Plateau State and urges voters to collect their unclaimed PVCs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Plateau State has received virtually all non-sensitive materials required for the 2027 general elections and begun sorting them for distribution across the state’s 17 local government areas.

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The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Samuel Egwu, disclosed this on Friday, November 13, 2026, while briefing journalists at the commission’s headquarters in Jos.

Egwu said the materials were being organised according to local government areas to ensure smooth distribution ahead of the elections.

“Virtually all the non-sensitive materials required for the 2027 elections have been brought to Plateau State,” he said.

He explained that the commission had started batching the materials by local government area to make transportation and distribution easier.

The REC also identified Electoral Officers as critical to the success of the electoral process, describing them as the pillars of election administration at the local government level.

He added that INEC had commenced training programmes for different categories of electoral personnel, including Electoral Officers who did not participate in the training conducted ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Egwu, however, urged eligible voters in Plateau State to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), saying a significant number of cards remained unclaimed.

He identified two major categories of outstanding cards, including those produced before the 2023 general elections and those arising from subsequent Continuous Voter Registration exercises.

According to him, approximately 95,000 PVCs from the earlier registration period were still awaiting collection, although some had been picked up during subsequent registration activities.

The commission has also received cards from the first phase of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, which ran from August to December 2025.

Egwu said the cards were available for collection in Shendam, Langtang North, Jos South and Kanam local government areas.

He further disclosed that about 19,000 PVCs belonging to voters who requested transfers, corrected their personal details or applied for replacement of damaged cards had arrived.

The REC added that cards from the second phase of the registration exercise, conducted between January and April 2026, had also been received and distributed to local government offices.

Voters in the affected areas can collect their cards from the offices of INEC Electoral Officers.

However, the commission was still expecting PVCs produced from the third phase of the registration exercise, which ended in July 2026.

Egwu expressed optimism that the outstanding cards would arrive before the end of November, after which INEC would take them closer to voters at ward level to make collection easier.

He said the arrangement was expected to begin on December 1, subject to further directives from the commission.

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The Plateau REC’s disclosure comes as INEC intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections. At the national level, the commission has also announced that non-sensitive materials are being moved to some states and that PVC production has been completed, with distribution and collection ongoing.