INEC Registers 1.4m Voters, Distributes 54,395 PVCs

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had registered 1.41 million voters in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CRV).

Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known at the launch of Getregistered Naija Mobile App by Election Monitor, a civil society organisation, in Abuja.

He said that the commission had also distributed 54,395 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to registered voters across the country in the ongoing exercise.

Yakubu, who was represented by Mr Iro Gambo, Director Voter Registry Department of the commission, said that 60, 085 transfer requests had been received and 125, 543 demands for card replacement.

He said that update on the CVR as at July 7 indicated that Lagos had recorded the highest number of registered voters, adding that the commission’s aim was to register 20 million voters at the end of next quarter.

“The commission will continue to strive to get all Nigerians registered; that was why we considered requests for additional registration centres and added 302 registration centres to the existing 774 local government areas.

“New DDCMs are being procured to replace the old ones. The commission has taken delivery of 900 out of the initial order of 1060.’’

Yakubu said that CVR would be devolved to Registration Area or ward level in Anambra, Ekiti and Osun States in line with the commission’s practice for off-season Governorship Elections.

He said that the Getregistered App would help Nigerians to be more aware of INEC’s activities and to get the necessary information on how to register.

NAN