INEC EXTENDS VOTER REGISTRATION BY 60 DAYS

Following complaints from the public, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has agreed to extend the ongoing Continuous Voters’ Registration exercise by 60 days.

The House of Representative, last Wednesday had urged INEC to extend the deadline for the voters registration by an extra 60 days from June 30, 2022, to enable more Nigerians to register.

The Commission on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that the commission will comply with the court order to extend the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration to June 30.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, had stopped the electoral body from ending the exercise until all eligible voters had been registered.

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Aishatu Jibril Dukku, on Wednesday while briefing lawmakers told members during a plenary session that the Commission had agreed to extend the CVR to 60 days.

The Committee held a meeting with INEC on tuesday during they agreed to extend the CVR, all our resolutions were approved,” she said.

The House of Representatives also implored the Commission to deploy additional staff and voter registration machines across the country to meet the objective.