Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said over 1.5 million voters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), making them the only eligible voters in Saturday's election.

In a statement by its spokesperson, Mohammed Haruna, INEC said a total of 1,680,315 voters are registered across the six Area Councils of the FCT.

However, only 1,587,025, representing 94.4 per cent of the electorates, have collected their PVCs, making them the only eligible voters. It said 93,290 PVCs remain uncollected.

According to INEC regulations, only voters with PVCs can vote during elections, making people with uncollected PVCs ineligible to vote.

"INEC reiterates that only duly...