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Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will today cast their votes to elect chairmen and 62 councilors for the six area councils,
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in a statement said it registered 1,020,799 voters across the councils and that as at last Tuesday 646,883 of them had collected their Permanent Voter Cards which will enable them to vote.
An INEC statement said accreditation and voting shall be continuous and simultaneous and the polling units from 8am till 2pm, adding that the commission has trained 10,000 staff drawn largely from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and tertiary institutions, part from 44 groups accredited to observe the elections.
The election was shifted from March 19 earlier date, due to logistics.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in a statement said it registered 1,020,799 voters across the councils and that as at last Tuesday 646,883 of them had collected their Permanent Voter Cards which will enable them to vote.
An INEC statement said accreditation and voting shall be continuous and simultaneous and the polling units from 8am till 2pm, adding that the commission has trained 10,000 staff drawn largely from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and tertiary institutions, part from 44 groups accredited to observe the elections.
The election was shifted from March 19 earlier date, due to logistics.
