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FCT Elections: INEC to suspend CVR registrations Dec 12

In compliance to the 2010 Electoral Act as amended, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections scheduled to hold early next year, would be suspended on 12th December, 2021.

National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Okoye, made this known in a terse statement made available to newsmen yesterday in Abuja. According to him, the suspension date as announced, was one of the number of issues delib-erated by INEC, including the conduct of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Elections. He said: “By section 103(1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the Commission is empowered to conduct elections into the offices of Chairman, Vice Chairman, and members of the Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “Pursuant to this power, the Commission met on 30th March 2021 and fixed Saturday 21st February 2022 for the conduct of elections to these positions. “By section 9(5) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the registration of voters, updating and revision of the register of voters shall stop not later than 60 days before any election covered by the Act.

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