In a statement issued on Thursday, Mohammed Haruna, INEC national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, described the PVC collection exercise across the six area councils as an “impressive outcome”.

According to the commission, 1,680,315 voters were registered in the FCT, out of which 1,587,025 had collected their PVCs as of February 10 — representing a 94.4 percent collection rate. A total of 93,290 PVCs remain uncollected.

Breaking down the figures, INEC said Abaji recorded 75,517 collected PVCs out of 79,471 registered voters (95%), while Bwari recorded 276,360 collected out of 295,711 registered voters (93.5%).

Gwagwalada posted 196,184 collected PVCs out of 208,057 registered voters (94.3%), while Kuje recorded one of the highest rates at 97.2 percent, with 144,109 PVCs collected out of 148,286 registered voters.

Kwali had 99,774 PVCs collected out of 107,203 registered voters (93.1%), while the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) recorded 795,081 collected PVCs out of 841,587 registered voters (94.5%).

Haruna noted that several registration areas recorded exceptionally high collection rates, with some exceeding 99 percent, reflecting strong grassroots participation across the territory.

“The commission commends voters in the FCT for their responsiveness and cooperation throughout the CVR and PVC collection exercises,” he said, adding that the figures indicate strong citizen readiness to participate in the electoral process.

INEC reiterated that only duly registered voters in possession of valid PVCs would be allowed to vote on election day and assured residents that adequate preparations had been made to ensure credible polls.