PVC: INEC opens mega voter registration centre in Plateau 

The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee has launched a mega Steady Voter Registration centre in Jos, the Plateau State capital, to spice up PVC registration.

The centre, situated at Secretariat Junction, Jos, beneath the bridge, commenced operations on Wednesday and can function from March 25 to 30, 2026, between 9 am and three pm every day.

Addressing journalists after monitoring the graduation of registration on the newly created mega centre, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Abubakar Sadiq, defined that the mega centre is a part of efforts to deal with challenges confronted in the course of the first section of CVR, together with lengthy distances, giant crowds, insecurity, and tough terrains.

Sadiq stated, “The Fee has reviewed the report from the state places of work and different stakeholders with emphasis on the challenges encountered throughout section one of many Steady Voter Registration. Among the many challenges highlighted within the experiences are lengthy distances between the registration areas and LGA places of work, giant crowds on the Registration Centres, insecurity and tough terrains.

“In view of the highlighted challenges, the Fee accredited the rotation of Voter Registration throughout the 207 registration areas within the 17 LGAs in Plateau state to run for a 50-day interval in section two of the CVR in an effort to deal with these challenges. Consequently, the rotation of the voter registration commenced on 2nd February 2026 and can be concluded on April 10, 2026.

“The final week of section two can be on the LGA places of work. Moreover, in continuation of the Steady Voter Registration section two voter  registration, which commenced on the fifth January, 2026 to finish on the seventeenth April,2026 and in a bid to additional facilitate the train, the Fee has additionally accredited the conduct of a mega CVR train in Plateau state being one of many privileged states chosen out of the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria

“The mega steady voter registration train is scheduled to happen at Secretariat Junction, Jos, beneath the bridge from Wednesday, twenty fifth March, to Monday, thirtieth March, 2026, between the hours of 9am and 3pm every day.”

The INEC REC famous that the registration of voters on the new mega centre had commenced with the deployment of about twenty registration gear to the realm.

Sadiq urged residents to benefit from the mega centre, saying, “We wish folks to benefit from it. Plateau is likely one of the six states chosen from the six geopolitical zones, and we needs to be fortunate to be counted among the many fortunate ones

“We have now seen a great variety of residents making the most of the train and can now proceed for the subsequent six days. They  shut by Monday, so the remaining weekend, inclusive in order that civil  servants who might not have the chance throughout working days also can register,” he added