With less than 28 days to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday disclosed that it would conduct mock accreditation of registered voters on February 4, in 436 polling units nationwide.
This was made known by the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja.
He said, “As you are already aware, the commission has taken delivery of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines for the election. We have also dutifully tested each machine in our offices nationwide to ensure its functionality. “A comprehensive list of the polling units, including their names and PU Code numbers, as well as their distribution by State, Senatorial District, Local Government and Registration Area will be uploaded to the Commission’s website shortly.
Addressing the issue of the Permanent Voters Card collection, he explained “However, the commission is aware that there are a few issues to be addressed. One of them is the ongoing collection of Permanent Voter Cards. The commission is encouraged by the determination of registered voters nationwide to collect their PVCs and the actual level of collection so far.
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