The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu yesterday said
that the electoral umpire has not
changed its proposed April date for the commencement of its Continuous
Voter Registration.
Yakubu said that arrangements were on to ensure the exercise took off smoothly as scheduled.
Yakubu who was addressing newsmen in Abuja, said that the exercise
would be held throughout the 774 Local Government Areas of the country.
He said, “No date has been fixed yet because we are going to consult
again with the Resident Electoral Commissioners and Administrative
Secretaries to sort out two things.
“The venues and the numbers of machines we are going to use.
“We said April and I assure you that it will be done in April at
local government level; but no specific date, this will be announced.
“And once we start, it is continuous; it would not end at our local governments.
“It will continue beyond the general elections.’’
He further advised Nigerians who are 18 years and above to take advantage of the opportunity and not disenfranchise themselves.
He also advised registered voters, who were yet to collect their
Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, to visit the commission’s offices where
they registered to obtain them.
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