INEC begins voter register verification, PVC collection in Benue 

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed October 9 to commence the verification of the Preliminary Register of Voters, information of claims and objections, and postulation of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, crossed Benue State.

The exercise, which volition extremity connected October 15, 2026, volition beryllium conducted successful each 276 Registration Areas crossed the state, including weekends, betwixt 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily.

The Commission announced the improvement successful a connection issued by Haliru Haruna, Head of Voter Education and Publicity, connected behalf of the Resident Electoral Commissioner successful Benue State.

INEC explained that the workout was being conducted successful accordance with Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act 2026, which requires the Commission to marque the Register of Voters disposable for nationalist scrutiny astatine slightest 90 days earlier a wide election.

The electoral assemblage called connected registered voters to sojourn designated centres to corroborate that their idiosyncratic accusation had been correctly captured successful the register.

It advised voters to wage peculiar attraction to their names, photographs, dates of birth, polling units and different registration details to place immoderate inaccuracies that whitethorn necessitate correction.

The Commission besides urged members of the nationalist to usage the designated play to raise...