The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says
it has not changed its proposed April date for the commencement of its
Continuous Voter Registration.
Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, told the News Agency
of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that arrangements were on to ensure the
exercise took off smoothly as scheduled.
Yakubu said that the exercise would be held throughout the
774 Local Government Areas of the country.
“ 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.’’
Yakubu 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. (NAN)
This story was first published by Daily Trust
