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    Why We’re Unable To Suspend Voter Registration Exercise- INEC REC

    Tosin AjayiBy Tosin AjayiAugust 5, 2022Updated:August 5, 2022No Comments2 Mins Read
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    IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says extending the voter registration exercise will hamper its preparations for the 2023 general elections, saying there is a whole lot to be done

    This is according to the Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Mike Igini who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily.

    “Now that we have officially suspended the CVR process, we have to consolidate; aggregate the data and thereafter run the biometric accreditation system to weed out all multiple registrants,” he said during the breakfast show on Friday.

    “Thereafter, Section 19 [Electoral Act 2022] says we must do a one-week display of the voter register for the commission to accept claims; objections as it relates to either omitted names or names of individuals that ought not to be on that register as identified by people in the area.

    “And how do you do that? You have to produce the preliminary register of voters for this purpose which means they have to be millions of these would-be voters. That will be posted in the entire wards and local governments of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and that is a huge work.”

    He explained that after this, the electoral umpire will also produce and distribute the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to the new registrants.

    “So, there is a whole lot to be done,” he said, noting that Section 17 of the Electoral Act only mandates the Commission to stop voter registration less than and not exactly 90 days to the election.

    Aside from this, he said, “it is not only this that INEC will be doing”.

    Igini said Nigerians should rather be concerned about voter turnout in the next election despite the outcry that greeted the suspension of the registration.

    “What gives spice to the practice of democracy is mass participation,” the INEC official said.

    The INEC REC expressed satisfaction with the recent wave of enthusiasm by Nigerians in the electoral process, likening it to what happened in the country in the lead-up to the 1993 poll.

    Before his comment, the electoral body had suspended voter registration on July 31, saying 12 million persons were newly registered.

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    Tosin Ajayi

    Tosin Ajayi is the content editor responsible for researching, editing, proofreading, ensuring team's tasks are completed on time and publishing articles. She ensures that content meets the company's requirements, and follows the in-house style guide.

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