INEC: Voters’ Registration Ends July 31

By Ayodele Oni

After series of extension occasioned by litigation and legislative order, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday announced that the continuous voter registration (CVR) will end on July 31, 2022.

The commission made the decision at an extraordinary session which took place in Abuja.

The electoral umpire said the exercise has also been extended to eight hours daily from 9am to 5pm instead of the current duration of six hours daily.

INEC national commissioner in charge of Voter Education, Festus Okoye, said that moving forward, the exercise will also include weekends as against only weekdays.

INEC had earlier fixed June 30 as the deadline for the ongoing CVR ahead of the 2023 elections, but the commission later extended the exercise by two weeks following a court order.

The commission has therefore, urged Nigerians to take advantage of the new two-week extension to register for their permanent voter cards (PVCs).

According to INEC, “We appeal for the patience and understanding of all Nigerians as we conclude the exercise which will resume after the 2023 General Election.

“We observe that following the continuation of the exercise beyond 30th June 2022, many of the registration centres recorded low turnout of prospective registrants.

“With this two-week extension, we appeal to eligible citizens not to wait until the last few days before they inundate the centres again to register.”