The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has fixed Saturday February 21,2026 to conduct elections into Six Council Areas of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) Abuja,Nigeria
NOTICE OF ELECTION
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC)
2026 FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) AREA COUNCIL ELECTION
THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) WILL CONDUCT ELECTION IN THE 6 (SIX) AREA COUNCILS OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT) AS FOLLOWS;
DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026
TIME: 8:30AM
VENUE: ALL POLLING UNITS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT)
• NOTE THAT ELIGIBLE VOTERS SHALL VOTE AT POLLING UNITS WHERE THEY ARE REGISTERED
• ONLY PERSONS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR ON THE REGISTER OF VOTERS AND HAVE VALID PERMANENT VOTERS CARDS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO VOTE
• THE BIMODAL VOTER ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (BVAS) SHALL BE USED
• NO PVC, NO VOTING.
INEC, Making Your Vote Count … Consolidating Our Democracy
SIGNED: INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC)