A fresh public opinion poll carried out by NOI Polls has indicated that the majority of adult Nigerians (80 percent) stated that they have collected their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) ahead of the next year’s general elections.
However, about 17 percent of adult Nigerians disclosed that they have not collected their PVCs while three percent of respondents stated that they have applied for transfer of their PVC to a different location.
In the meantime, Africa Today News, New York reports that the findings reveal that 93 percent of adult Nigerians nationwide indicated that they are registered to vote in the 2023 upcoming general elections, while seven percent of adult Nigerians nationwide stated that they are not registered to vote in the 2023 general elections.
Additionally, the poll results further reveal that 55 percent of adult Nigerians interviewed nationwide stated that they collected their PVC before the 2015 general elections. This assertion cuts across gender, geographical location, and age group.
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Also, the poll findings further reveal that 22 percent of adult Nigerians collected their PVC before the 2019 general elections. A greater proportion of females (25 percent) than males (20 percent) collected their PVC before the 2019 general elections. However, 16 percent of adult Nigerians interviewed stated that they had collected their PVC after May 2021 (new registrants). Analysis across gender show that a greater proportion of females (19 percent) collected their PVC than males (14 percent).
Nonetheless, respondents who applied for transfer or have temporary voter’s cards were asked if they know where to collect their PVC when it is ready. The poll findings show that 66 per cent of adult Nigerians nationwide stated that they know where to collect their PVC when it is ready. Alternatively, 34 percent of respondents stated that they do not know where to collect their PVC when it is ready.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that the opinion poll was conducted in the week commencing September 19, 2022. It involved telephone interviews of a proportionate nationwide sample of 1,000 randomly selected phone-owning Nigerians aged 18 years and above, representing the country’s six geopolitical regions and 36 states, and the FCT. Interviews were conducted in 5 languages – Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Pidgin English, and English.
NOI pointed out that the results obtained were statistically precise – within a margin of error of plus or minus 4.65%; and that with the country’s density put over 100 per cent by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telephone polling approach was appropriate.