By Ayodele Oni
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has disclosed that within three months of online registration exercise, it hit a target of over three million voters.
A report made available by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, stated: “Today marks the 12th week and the cumulative figures for the CVR exercise from inception show that the number of fresh online pre-registrants stands at 3,165,189 while 1,457,766 Nigerians applied for voter transfer, replacement of PVCs and update of their voter information records.
“Completed registrations now stands at 1,081,947 voters. Youths between the ages of 18 and 34 still constitute the majority with 771,770 (71.33%) completed registration.
“In terms of occupation, students form the largest category with 439,608 (40.63%). On gender distribution, 555,872 (51.38%) are male and 526,075 (48.62%) are female.”
He disclosed that the latest figures were for the first quarter, Week 12, which terminated on Monday 20th September 2021.
On the other activities of the Commission, Mr Okoye added that “As provided by Section 19 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the Commission is mandated to publish the register of voters for a period of not less than 5 days and not more than 14 days for public scrutiny during which citizen may make claims and objections.
“In compliance with the law, the register of new voters will be displayed in the Local Government offices of the Commission nationwide from 24th – 30th September 2021.
“The aim is to enable citizens assist the Commission by identifying ineligible registrants on the list ahead of the cleaning up of the register before adding the fresh registrants to the current register and the printing of their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for future elections.
“For clarity, ineligible registrants include foreigners and Nigerians below the age of 18. Nigerians should also assist the Commission to identify multiple registrants and deceased persons so that they can be removed from the register.”
He appealed to Nigerians for sustained cooperation and support to conduct free and fair elections of which a credible register of voters is the foundation.
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