The Independent National Electoral Commission in Anambra State,  has raised concerns about 132,623 Permanent Voter Cards which are yet to be claimed in the 21 local government areas of the state.

The Resident electoral commissioner, Queen Agwu, stated this on Wednesday at the INEC headquarters in Awka, Anambra State.

She added that the commission would open its offices on Saturdays and Sundays, urging voters who have not collected their PVCs to go and pick their PVCs, while the new batch of PVCs from the recent voter registration exercise was still being expected.

She said the commission has equally relocated six local government areas collation centres in the state over insecurity. Agwu listed the local government areas where the relocation of collation centres took place as Ihiala, Nnewi South, Onitsha North, Orumba North, Awka North and Awka South.

The REC said the collation of PVCs had been extended to Saturdays and Sundays in Anambra State, adding that they needed enough security to carry out their function.

Agwu assured that 2023 general elections would be free, fair and credible, not only in Anambra State, but the entire country.

The figures at each of the 21 local government areas not collated as announced by INEC, were as follows: Ayamelum -1,960, Dunukofia -6,222, Idemili South -4’589.

Others were,l Anaocha -885, Orumba South -6,656, Onithsa South -12,274, Idemili North -16,256, Aguata -12675, Njikoka -7,009, Ogbaru -10,755 and Anambra East -7,717;

Nnewi South -1,841, Awka North -1,153, Anambra West -1,387, Orumba North -2,393, Oyi -7,982, Onitsha North -9,990, Ihiala -4,058, Nnewi North -8,700, Ekwusigo -3,350 and Awka South -4,971.