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INEC Temporarily Suspends Online Continuous Voter Registration In Lagos

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Continuous Voter Registration In Lagos

The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) introduced that it’s going to quickly droop the net Steady Voter Registration (CVR) utility course of in Lagos to offer room for all registrants to test for appropriateness or in any other case of their data equipped throughout the registration.

This was disclosed in a press release by INEC on Monday, in Lagos, in a bid to judge the method thus far within the state.

INEC added that the method, which additionally includes biometric registration can be suspended from Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

“The train, primarily based on the authorized timelines and schedule, will begin on September 24 and finish on September 30 2021,” INEC mentioned.

“The short-term CVR stoppage is to offer room for all registrants to test for appropriateness or in any other case of their data equipped throughout the registration.

“The 7-day lengthy actions are additionally to lift objections (if any) about names that aren’t alleged to be on the register, like names of lifeless individuals, foreigners and Nigerians under the age of 18.

“The Fee can even use the interval for different mandatory housekeeping (backend) actions in preparation for the subsequent quarter,” they added.

INEC said that the names of all authorized registrants can even be displayed publicly on the native authorities INEC workplaces in all of the 20 Native Authorities Areas of Lagos state, urging the help of the plenty with data gathering.

What it is best to know

Recall Nairametrics reported earlier this month that The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) revealed that the introduction of the INEC Voter Enrolment Machine (IVED) will remove acts of fraud with Everlasting Voter Playing cards (PVCs), making Nigeria’s electoral course of extra environment friendly.

INEC revealed the IVED system would be the new voter verification machine, including that regardless of the continuing voter registration course of, the fee is working around the clock to enhance service supply and credible voter accreditation throughout elections in Nigeria.