INEC commences PVC assortment and show of voter register in FCT

The Independent National Electoral Commission within the Federal Capital Territory has begun displaying the Register of Voters and distributing Permanent Voter Cards throughout the territory.

In a public discover signed by Mrs Abimbola Oladunjoye on behalf of the FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner, the fee mentioned the train would run in any respect 62 Registration Area Centres till Thursday, October 15, 2026. It will proceed at INEC’s six space council places of work from October 16.

The fee urged registrants to examine their names and registration particulars, affirm their polling models and lift objections to the inclusion of ineligible individuals. It additionally inspired voters who registered, transferred or up to date their data earlier than 2026 to gather any excellent PVCs.

However, INEC clarified that playing cards for individuals who participated within the 2026 Continuous Voter Registration train weren’t but accessible. It mentioned affected voters could be notified when their playing cards have been prepared. For enquiries, the fee offered the phone numbers 0700 225 5634 632 and 0701 578 0499. INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan had introduced throughout an engagement with journalists in Abuja that PVC distribution would start on October 9, 2026.

He mentioned the fee was strengthening its use of know-how to stop unauthorised individuals from utilizing stolen, misplaced or compromised voter playing cards to intervene with elections. According to Amupitan, Nigeria’s voter register now incorporates greater than 103 million voters, with Lagos, Kano and Kaduna recording the best numbers. The FCT has 1,772,043 registered voters.

Male voters account for 53,528,218, or 51.75 per cent of the nationwide register, whereas feminine voters quantity 49,900,497, representing 48.25 per cent. Voters aged 35 to 49 type the biggest age group, with 43,265,946 registrants, accounting for 41.83 per cent of the whole.