Abuja, Feb.21,2026 (NAN) Some voters at Durumi II, Polling Unit 022, have expressed concerns over the omission of their names on the accredited voters’ register during the Saturday FCT Area Council Election.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise at the polling unit commenced at about 10:00 a.m and experienced impressive voters turnout in Durumi.
However, frustration emerged among voters whose names, particularly those beginning with the letters “E”, “C”, “H” and “I”, were not found on the accreditation list.
A NAN correspondent verified the complaints after checking the posted accreditation list at the polling unit.
Speaking with NAN, a voter, Emmanuel Chidi, alleged that the situation was suspicious, hence the avoidable chaos at the unit.
“I registered here and my details should have appeared on the accredited list,” he said.
Another voter, Margret Chidi, expressed dissatisfaction with the omission, questioning why the list was not properly displayed.
“It wasn’t pasted there, they said I should go and meet the presiding officers to check from their own list and I said no, why didn’t they paste it. I will not vote unless it’s pasted there,” she said.
Responding to the complaints, Assistant Presiding Officer, Abraham Ayimolu, described the development as an omission and assured voters that steps were being taken to address it.
“It’s an omission, we are trying to rectify it, it’s not a problem and so we will improvise by using our own master list to check their names; once their polling unit is here, we will find it in our own list.
“We have also called the head office, we told them about the situation,” Ayimolu said.
At Durumi I, Polling Unit 021 located at the Chief’s palace, voting started earlier at about 9:12 a.m., and attracted a large number of voters.
The Village Head of Durumi I, Chief Yohana Isaku, said residents were committed to participating in the exercise in spite of delays experienced in previous elections.
“We start early, I was just saying, hope it will no longer be 2:30 p.m. as usual, even if they had decided to start late, we don’t mind staying here till 11 p.m. to ensure that our vote count. The process is going well and as soon as you get accredited, you vote,” he said.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which is overseeing voting in 2,822 polling units across the six Area Councils are expected to fix the issue at the Durumi 11 polling unit 022.(NAN)
