‘No More Extension’ – INEC Says As CVR Ends July 31

‘No More Extension’ – INEC Says As CVR Ends July 31

 

EKO HOT BLOG reports that as the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise ends on Sunday July 31 across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday that there would be no further extension so as to enable the Commission carry out other functions ahead of the 2023 general elections.

 

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This came as the various registration centers were besieged by registrants who tried to beat the deadline.

 

The INEC National Commissioner in charge of publicity and voter education and the supervising National Commissioner for Anambra, Abia and Benue states, Chief Festus Okoye, who spoke with journalists at the Anambra State headquarters of INEC, said there was no way the exercise would not come to an end as the Commission is also involved in other activities ahead of the general elections.

 

He said: “You are fully aware that 30th of June, 2022 was the terminal date for the CVR, but the commission extended the date to 31st July, 2023, a period of one month.

 

“The CVR cannot go on ad infinitum. It has to be terminated at a certain point in time and so, the commission has decided to terminate it tomorrow ( today), 31st of July.

 

“This is to enable us have the time to clean up the double and multiple registrations. We have to do this before the 2023 elections so as to have a clean voters register.

 

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