INEC’s deadline endangers 17 million prospective Nigerian voters

With less than 200 days to the February 2019 general elections, stakeholders have expressed worries over the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s deadline of August 17 to end the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise.

They told The Guardian that if INEC does not reverse the deadline, over 17 million unregistered Nigerian voters stand the risk of not exercising their civic responsibility in next year’s elections.

In a statement in Abuja recently, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Solomon Soyebi, said it would suspend the ongoing CVR on August 17, 2018 until after the 2019 elections.

The CVR is to afford all eligible Nigerians who have attained 18 years and above, but have not registered for their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) an opportunity to do so.

The Guardian, August 7, 2018

 

 

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