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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, engaged relevant stakeholders in Oyo State on the rationale behind the conversion of the existing voting points into full polling units
Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that the impending commencement of Continuous Voter Registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission may be the first test to win stakeholders confidence towards successful conduct of national elections in 2023 Almost three years after it suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced its readiness to resume the exercise in about 58 days. INEC suspended the CVR on August 31, 2018, promising to start again after the 2019 national elections. The pledge to continue the CVR in the first ...
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, April 1, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 28, for the resumption of its suspended Continuous Voter Registration across the country, with new technology. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a news briefing on Thursday said that the exercise would continue until the third quarter of 2022. Yakubu also announced that the Commission would replace its Direct Data Capture Machine (DDCM) introduced in 2011 for voter registration with a new technology called, INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED). The registration ...
By Chuks Okocha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday announced dates for the resumption of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR), which was suspended in 2017. The commission, however, ruled out making the National Identity Number (NIN) mandatory for the registration of voters. It also reiterated its determination to prosecute the Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello, for double registration. INEC National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said at a news conference in Abuja that the registration would be done both manually and electronically. According to him, the e...
The Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise will resume on June 28 across the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced the date for the resumption of the exercise on Thursday at a press briefing held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He disclosed that the electoral umpire has set aside the Direct Data Capture Machine, and would introduce a new device being developed by its in-house software engineers. Professor Yakubu explained that the new device – INEC Voter Enrolm...