CVR: No One Will Be Left Out, INEC Chairman Assures Nigerians
With the June 30, 2022 deadline for the suspension of the on-going Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, in sight, leading to a surge at designated registration centres nationwide, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has assuaged the concerns of eligible Nigerians wishing to participate in the 2023 general election that no one will be left out.
He gave the assurance at the Commission’s meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), held at the INEC Headquarters, Abuja, Thursday June 9, 2022, where he noted that the Commission has received reports of a surge in the number of prospective registrants that daily throng its State and Local Government Area offices as well as designated centres in many States across the country.
Yakubu assured Nigerians that, “the Commission remains committed to ensuring that all citizens who wish to register are given the opportunity to do so. This is one of the reasons why this meeting has been convened. Already, some of the Resident Electoral Commissioners have requested for more voter registration machines to ease the congestion, ” he said.
As an immediate measure taken by the Commission to address the surge at registration centres, Professor Yakubu said, “the Commission will deploy additional machines to areas of need immediately.
“Thereafter, the Commission will meet to review the progress of the exercise and take further decisions. We will always respond positively to the needs of Nigerians and therefore appeal to all citizens to be patient with the Commission as we strive to serve them better, ” he added.
