By 
Tayo AFOLABI
Additional Continuous Voter Registration centres have been created in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to address upsurge in registrants turnout.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said this in a statement by Yahaya Bello, the FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, on Tuesday in Abuja.
Bello said that the commission has also deployed 50 additional INEC Voter Enrolment Device machines to the 14 new registration centres in the territory.
He said that the creation of the centres was to accommodate the upsurge of intending registrants in the FCT.
The FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissione said: “Due to the upsurge of Voter turnout in the ongoing CVR in FCT, the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu has graciously approved deployment to the following centers for ease of registration.
“The centres are: 1: City Centre – Diplomatic Park, Area 1. 2.Gwarinpa G.S.S Life Camp. 3. Wuse G.S.S Zone 3. 4. Kabusa Primary School and Lugbe Primary School.
“Others are: 5. Giwa-Gwagwa Primary School. 6. GUI=Gosa Primary School. 7. Karshi-Karshi Development Center. 8. Orozo=Orozo Primary School.
“The rest are: 9. Nyanya-G.S.S Nyanya. 10. Kubwa-L.E.A Primary School Kubwa. 11. Dutse-Aljaji-L.E.A Primary School Dutse, L.E.A Primary School, Dawaki L.E.A and Primary School, Mpape.”
Bello said that the commission had deployed 50 IVED machines to the new centers.
He urged voters to take advantage of the new additional centers and encouraged prospective registrants to be civil as they participate in the registration.
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