The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the collection of more than 128,000 Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) across the 62 Registration Areas (electoral wards) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), ahead of the February 21, 2026 Area Council elections.
The PVC collection exercise began on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the Registration Area level and will run until Monday, January 26, 2026, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily. INEC said the exercise will thereafter continue at its offices in the six Area Councils of the FCT, up to a few days before the council polls.
Speaking during a recent stakeholders’ engagement, the FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner, Malam Aminu Kasimu Idris, disclosed that a total of 128,396 PVCs are available for collection. According to him, the cards are for newly registered voters, as well as those who applied for transfers or updates to their registration details. He added that PVCs from previous registration exercises are also available.
Malam Idris stressed that PVCs would only be issued to their rightful owners, warning that collection by proxy would not be allowed under any circumstance.
He urged newly registered voters and those who have yet to collect their PVCs from earlier registration exercises to take advantage of the ongoing exercise to enable them participate in the forthcoming Area Council elections in the FCT.
