INEC announces 94.4% PVC collection in FCT ahead of council polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said more than 1.58 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the council elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026.

This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna.

According to the commission, the PVC collection exercise recorded a high turnout, signalling strong voter readiness for the polls.

The commission disclosed that as of the close of collection on February 10, 2026, a total of 1,680,315 voters were registered in the FCT.

Out of this figure, 1,587,025 PVCs had been collected, representing a 94.4 per cent collection rate, while 93,290 cards remained uncollected.

INEC said the performance across the six area councils reflected encouraging levels of participation.

Abaji Area Council recorded 75,517 collected PVCs out of 79,471 registered voters, representing a 95.0 per cent collection rate.

Bwari Area Council had 276,360 PVCs collected from 295,711 registered voters, translating to 93.5 per cent. Gwagwalada Area Council recorded 196,184 collected PVCs out of 208,057 registered voters, representing 94.3 per cent.

Kuje Area Council posted the highest rate, with 144,109 PVCs collected out of 148,286 registered voters, representing 97.2 per cent. Kwali Area Council recorded 99,774 collected PVCs from 107,203 registered voters, representing 93.1 per cent.

The Municipal Area Council recorded 795,081 collected PVCs out of 841,587 registered voters, representing 94.5 per cent.