The Independent National Electoral
Commission(INEC) has called on Nigerians who have not registered to vote with
the commission to take advantage of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR)
and register to vote in the elections schedule for February 2019.
INEC in a statement said
the registration exercise is expected to end 60 days to the elections as
provided by Section 9 (5) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
The electoral body in the
statement signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and
Voter Education Committee (IVEC) Prince Solomon Soyebi said the Commission
encourages all eligible Nigerians to register at INEC offices in all local
government headquarters and other officially designated areas across the
country between 9am and 3pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
It will be recalled that the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) on 27th April 2017 rolled out the
Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the country. It was
intended to afford all eligible Nigerians, 18 years and above who did not
register in previous exercises the opportunity to do so at their convenience.
The commission said so
far, over four million Nigerians have registered across the country, assuring
that all eligible Nigerians that the CVR exercise is designed to continue
indefinitely as envisaged by the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
It said: “However,
as provided for in Section 9 (5) of the Electoral Act (as amended), the CVR
will be temporarily suspended 60 days to the commencement of the next General
Elections scheduled for February 2019. The exercise will resume after the
conclusion of the elections.”
Feel Free To Comments Here...
No comments:
Post a Comment