FCT Polls: INEC Deploys 2,822 BVAS As Over 1.3m Expected To Vote Saturday

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed 2,822 Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) for Saturday’s elections taking place in six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

No fewer than 475 aspirants will be contesting for 6 chairmanship and 62 councillorship positions at the polls.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, supervised the distribution of the BVAS, result sheets, ballot papers and other sensitive materials to the area councils on Thursday.

Yakubu said 12,000 ad hoc staff had been deployed alongside regular officials of INEC for the elections.