Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC, has explained why names of dead Nigerians
are still on the voter register.
Yakubu said the inability of INEC to get adequate data on
death in Nigeria has hampered it from taking away names of dead Nigerians from
its register.
He stated this when he received Nasir Kwara, the Chairman of
the National Population Commission, at the headquarters of the commission on
Friday in Abuja.
Yakubu added that the commission had been periodically
removing ineligible people and multiple registrants using technology but the
technology cannot assist INEC to identify and remove dead persons from its
record.
The INEC boss said, “Perhaps you may wish to start by
availing us with the list of prominent Nigerians who have passed on, civil and
public servants compiled from the official records of government Ministries,
Departments and Agencies and other Nigerians from hospital and funeral records
across the country.
“We appreciate that this is a herculean task but that’s
partly why we have the National Population Commission. We’re confident that the
NPC has the capacity to do so.
“This information is critical for INEC to enhance the
credibility of the National Register of Voters”.
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