The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says
over eight million new applicants have completed their voter registration.
In June 2021, the commission launched a portal where
Nigerians can register or request to update their voter information before they
complete the process physically at designated centres.
According to data released by the commission on Monday, the
number of persons who had completed their registration was 8,631,696 as at 7am
on June 27.
This represents an increase of 2,087,451 from the 6,544,245
recorded on May 30.
Delta state is in the lead for the number of completed
registrations with 396,900, followed by Kano with 380,582, and Bayelsa with
379,438.
According to INEC, youths aged between 18 and 35 constitute
the highest number of completed registrations with a total of 6,081,456.
Comparing this number to the 4,550,847 completed youths
registration as of May 30, there has been an increase of 1,530,609.
This increase constitutes 73.3% of the total increase in
completed registrations from May 30 to June 27.
There has recently been a surge in youth turnout for the
continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise.
INEC had earlier fixed June 30 as the deadline for the
ongoing CVR ahead of the 2023 elections.
But a federal high court in Abuja stopped INEC from ending
the exercise, following a suit filed against the electoral umpire by
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 185 persons.
The suit was adjourned till June 29, 2022, for the hearing
of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.
Also speaking on Saturday during the the ‘Youth Vote Count’
concert in Abuja, Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said the commission will not
stop the exercise until it is satisfied that Nigerians who want to register
have done so.
“The second thing is you want to know when will this
registration end. Is it going to end on the 30th of June — in the next five
days? On behalf of INEC, let me assure you, e no go end for 30th June. As long as
we have you people trying to register to obtain your PVC, we will continue to
register you and we will continue to make sure that you get your PVC,” Yakubu
had said.
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