The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will
resume Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) nationwide in the second quarter of
2021.
Wunmi Balogun, INEC Head of ICT, Ibadan, gave the hint at
the training of electoral officers and assistants electoral officers of Polling
Units (PUs) in Ibadan on Monday.
Balogun disclosed that the commission would use INEC Voters
Enrolment Devices for the CVR instead of the Direct Data Capturing Machine.
Mutiu Agboke, Oyo INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) said the training was to address the challenges faced by voters on access to polling units during elections.
“What we are doing is to x-ray the paper that we have with
our staff, particularly those manning our offices in the Local Government Areas
(LGAs) and their assistants.
“These officers have been taken through the process to
understand the challenges faced by voters in accessing polling units,” NAN
quoted him as saying.
The official assured INEC will work out strategies to ensure
that the issues regarding excessive voter turnout in certain locations are
resolved.
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