Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that their votes will count in the council elections.

He said this while monitoring the council elections in the FCT on Saturday at various polling units in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), according to Channels Television.

He told the voters present that results would be electronically transmitted to the commission's result-viewing portal (IReV).

Mr Amupitan stated that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is functioning efficiently and can transmit results to the IREV.

The e-transmission process, according to him, complies fully with existing laws.

He ...