Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said there is a likely chance to extend continuous voters registration exercise.
The chairman of the agency, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu said this on Saturday, June 11, in a tweet via the INEC official handle:
We have heard your requests loud & clear. You will soon hear from us on the extension of CVR registration.
We have heard your requests loud & clear. You will soon hear from us on extension of CVR registration.
Please assure me that you will register, pick your PVCs and Vote.
I also assure you that your vote will count.Prof. Mahmood Yakubu#YouthVoteCountNG @YIAGA @EUinNigeria pic.twitter.com/N63HNX9CJj
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) June 11, 2022
Earlier, Independent National Electoral Commission deployed additional voter enrolment machines to Lagos, Kano, and some southeastern states.
According to the commission, this is in response to the upward surge in the number of citizens that wish to register as voters.
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In a statement issued by the Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Friday, titled “Press Release; Ongoing Continuous Voter Registration Exercise,” the electoral body noted that it released additional 209 machines mainly to the five southeastern states, Lagos and Kano where the pressure was most acute.
