The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has approved a two-day extension of the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, in all states under the third phase of the exercise, except Adamawa.
What this means is that the CVR, which started on November 12 and was scheduled to end on November 17 will now end on November 19.
The states affected by this directive are Kano, Edo, Plateau, Ogun, Imo and Lagos.
Complaints of inadequate Direct Data Capturing Machine, poor power supply and faulty machines among others, to register prospective voters had characterized the exercise since it commenced in the states.
A statement by Kayode Idowu, the media aide to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, said he (Jega) approved the extension to make up for initial challenges in the exercise and to enable as many eligible persons as possible to get registered so that they can vote in the forthcoming poll.
“The Commission strongly admonishes against persons using the CVR to engage in multiple registration, which is a criminal offence and culprits liable to prosecution”, the statement warned.
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