INEC Yields To Masses Demand, To Continue With Voter Registration Exercise
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has responded to masses demand by continuing with the Voter Registration exercise nationwide.
Consequently, the Electoral body had instructed all the Resident Electoral Commissioners and Electoral Officers to continue with the exercise pending further directives from the Commission.
The Commission reiterated that it had resolved to continue to provide electoral services to the Nigerian people and register all eligible Nigerians that are interested in registering, just as it affirned that the Commission had yet again deployed additional machines to areas of pressure and will continue to serve the people of Nigeria.
Festus Okoye Esq, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee who made the pronouncement in a statement sighted by NewsRangers further explained that the case at the Federal High Court relating to the terminal date of the CVR came up on Wednesday 29th June 2022, adding that based on the request of the Commission, the Court granted an accelerated hearing and adjourned the matter to Monday 4th July 2022 for hearing of the substantive matter.
“Issuance of Certified True Copy (CTC) of Documents
“The Commission has been inundated with applications for CTCs of various documents. So far, 186 requests for CTCs, some running into hundreds of pages, have been processed. The Commission is working round the clock, including weekends, to attend to all such requests. We wish to assure political parties, aspirants, candidates, and all applicants for CTCs of documents that their applications will be treated expeditiously and will be issued in earnest.
“Uploading of List and Particulars of Nominated Candidates
“By the Timetable and Schedule of Activities released by the Commission, Political Parties that conducted valid Governorship and State Assembly primaries shall upload the list and personal particulars of their nominated candidates between 1st and 15th July 2022. We urge political parties to scrutinize the list and personal particulars of the candidates they propose to sponsor at the election to avoid any mix-up and duplication of names.
“Political parties are advised not to wait until the last day before uploading the list and personal particulars of their candidates. The Candidates Nomination Portal will shut down at 6pm on 15th July 2022. Political parties that have challenges with uploading documents should contact the Commission’s Help – Desk, through the dedicated telephone lines or contact the candidate nomination centre at the Commission’s headquarters,” the statement read
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