FCT Polls: INEC records early arrival of election materials at city centre

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday recorded the early arrival of election materials and ad hoc staff at the city centre for the Area Council elections.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as of 8:15 a.m., all polling units visited within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) were set for the commencement of voting.

Security agencies, including personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), were seen stationed at the polling units.

At Polling Unit 16, Area 8, City Centre, AMAC, the Presiding Officer, Emmanuel Miracle, said officials arrived at 7:30 a.m. to prepare for the exercise.

“We’re set and waiting for the time for commencement of the election,” he said.

Similarly, at Polling Unit 15, electoral officers and security agents were on ground ahead of the start of voting.

At Polling Units 072 and 073, electoral officers were already in place as of 7:50 a.m., awaiting voters and the official commencement time. The Presiding Officers for the units, Hellen David and Mohammed Umar, confirmed that all election materials were ready.

At Polling Unit 073, Salihu Abubakar, a party agent of the All Progressives Congress (APC), also confirmed the early arrival of security personnel and INEC ad hoc staff, expressing confidence in the peaceful conduct of the election.