The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has designated the International Conference Centre, located in Abuja, as the collation centre for the 2023 presidential election.
According to INEC, the venue will also serve as the national situation room for the exercise.
The current development was contained in a statement signed and published on Thursday, January 5, 2023, by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye.
It reads:
“As general elections approach, the commission establishes a National Situation Room and Collation Centre where the results of presidential elections are collated. Once again, the International Conference Centre in Abuja will serve as the venue for this important exercise.
“Accordingly, the commission has established two committees for this purpose. First is the Collation Secretariat, where Presidential results from the States will be collated. This will be headed by the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in exercising his constitutional responsibilities as the Chief Electoral Commissioner of the Federation and Returning Officer for the Presidential election. In addition, a few technical staff will assist him.
“The second is the Situation Room and Collation Centre Committee, which shall be responsible for the preparation of the venue, seating arrangement, utilities and services, security, the accreditation of party agents, as well as the national and international observers, media, etc.”
In a similar announcement, INEC has adviced registered voters to visit their wards and registration centres to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC).
“The devolution of PVC collection to the wards commences on January 6, 2023, and all validly registered voters who are yet to collect their PVCs are encouraged to seize the opportunity of the devolution to the wards to do so.
“After January 15, 2023, the exercise will revert to the local government offices of the commission until January 22, 2023,” the electoral body said.
Given the new Electoral Law 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, released a new time table for the general elections which will be held on 25 February 2023 to elect the President and Vice President and members of the Senate and House of Representatives.
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