No PVC Was Destroyed in Attack On Our Osun Office- INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the  recent attack on its facilities in Osun did not affect any of its sensitive materials, especially permanent voter cards (PVCs).

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Mutiu Agboke, at the commission’s maiden stakeholders meeting on Thursday in Osogbo.

Some suspected arsonists had, on Nov. 10, set the commission’s office in Ede-South Local Government Area of the state on fire.

The prompt intervention of men of the fire service department in the state had prevented the incident from spreading from the conference hall, where it started, to other buildings.

Agboke explained that although some parts of INEC office were destroyed by the inferno in the Ede-South council area, no sensitive material, particularly the PVCs, was affected.

“A week after I resumed work in the Osogbo office, our facility in Ede-South local government was attacked with fire.

“With the swift intervention of security agents and the locals, the fire was put out; it only affected the conference room,” he said.

The REC expressed appreciation to the police and other security agencies in the state for their swift response during the incident.

“We shall expect more synergy in this regard, for better outing in the 2023 general elections,” he said.