Nigeria, July 27 -- The Osun State Government has declared Tuesday, July 28, a work-free day for public servants in the state to enable them collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), as the state intensifies preparations for the 15 August governorship election.

The directive comes as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) concludes the first phase of PVC distribution across the state's 332 Registration Areas, with the exercise expected to continue at its 30 Local Government offices from 29 July to 7 August.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier disclosed that only 192,702 PVCs, representing 37.5 per cent of those distributed so far, had been collected by eligible voters across Osun State.

In a...