The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the Continuous Voter Registration taking place in 10 states by two days.
A statement issued on Sunday night by the Chief Press Secretary to the commission’s Chairman, Mr. Kayode Idowu, said the extension was “in view of the huge turnout of prospective registrants, and it is intended to give a fair chance to all eligible persons.”
He said, “The exercise, which was originally scheduled to end on Sunday, June 1, 2014, will now run till Tuesday, June 3, 2014, in the following states- Taraba, Gombe, Zamfara, Kebbi, Benue, Kogi, Abia, Enugu, Akwa-Ibom and Bayelsa.”
INEC, therefore, called on eligible persons in the states involved in the exercise that had yet to register to use the opportunity of the extension to do so.
The commission, however, stated that the CVR would be for persons who turned 18 years after the last registration; individuals who were 18 years at the time but did not present themselves for registration; and those whose data were not adequately captured previously and for whom PVCs were not produced in the last distribution exercise.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the exercise is not for everyone, including people wishing to transfer their registration data from where they previously registered. It will amount to double/multiple registration, which is an offence punishable under the Nigerian law, for anyone who was duly registered previously to present himself/herself for registration during the CVR,” Idowu stated. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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