The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied claims that it migrated voters to new polling units during the FCT Area Council elections.
In a statement signed by Acting Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Wilfred Ifogah, the Commission said no voter was moved from their original polling unit.
Instead, INEC created split polling units in locations with more than 1,250 registered voters to reduce congestion. The Commission placed the new units a few meters away from the original ones within the same premises.
Before the election, INEC displayed the voters’ register at designated centres. It also sent text messages and emails to affected voters between February 18 and 21 to confirm their polling unit locations.
INEC admitted that some voters faced challenges finding their units on election day. However, it reported that 45 per cent of polling units had opened by 8:30am, while all units were operational by 10:00am.
The Commission also addressed concerns about voter turnout. It said 239,210 voters participated in the 2026 poll, representing about 15 per cent of the 1,680,315 registered voters in the FCT. In comparison, 148,685 voters, or 9.4 per cent, voted in 2022.
INEC explained that the delay in announcing results in Kuje Area Council resulted from difficult terrain in Kabi ward, which slowed final collation. The Commission thanked FCT residents for maintaining peace during the election.
