2027 Elections: INEC Zamfara Holds Stakeholders' Meeting, Announces PVC Collection Continues at LGA Offices

By Hussaini Yero 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Zamfara State Office has announced the end of ward-level collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and directed voters to continue to collection at its 14 Local Government Area offices.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Mahmuda Isah made the discloser at a stakeholders meeting on the preparations of the 2027 General Elections and PVC collection held in Gusau on Wednesday.

Isah said the ward-level PVC collection exercise was concluded on Thursday, 15th October, 2026, and commended electoral officers, security personnel and other stakeholders for ensuring its successful implementation.

He said the Commission attaches considerable importance to ensuring that all eligible registered voters had adequate opportunities to collect their PVCs, being the card remains essential for participation in the election.

Although the ward-level collection exercise was over, he the PVC collection will continue at INEC LG offices in accordance with approved arrangements.

The REC appealed to all registered voters who are yet to collect their PVCs to visit their respective INEC Local Government Offices to collect the cards personally.

He particularly appealed to traditional rulers, religious leaders, political parties, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), youth and women groups as well as the media to intensify sensitisation to ensure the message reaches every community, including rural and hard-to-reach areas.

REC stressed that PVC collection was free of charge and voters must collect personally, warning that no individual or group should demand payment, collect by proxy or engage in any practice capable of undermining the integrity of the process.

He said preparations for the 2027 elections focus on voter register management, assessment of Polling Units, deployment of personnel and technology, training, voter education and security risk assessment, while acknowledging peculiar security challenges confronting some communities in Zamfara.

Also speaking the Commissioner of Police Zamfara Command, CP Ahmad Bello said after mapping the security breach areas the polling that were not accessible would be relocated to a safe areas.

The CP represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operation (DCP) Kabiru Randawa

said the police remain neotural and provide security services to everyone irrespective of his or her party.

He said police would continued to work hand in hand with INEC to ensure hitch free 2027 polls across all the state polling units.

The Emir of Anka and Chairmen Zamfara Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmed pledge to continued to educate their communities on PCV collection and other election activities.

The Correspondent report that the political parties expressed concern on the lingering security challenges and urged INEC and Security Agencies to improve on their arrangements.