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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged Nigerians to disregard claims by National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu, that Permanent Voters' Cards (PVCs) have an expiry date. Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Bolade Eyinla, said that the PVCs issued in recent years remain valid for all elections conducted by INEC, urging Nigerians not to attempt re-registration. Chief Press Secretary to INEC, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said that double registration is an offence under our laws, and that once a name appears on the National Register of Voters, it stays there permanently. The number of fresh names in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) is 5,027,204, and the commission is undertaking a comprehensive cleaning up of the voter register to remove underage persons who may attempt to vote during the 2023 elections.