INEC CALLS ON CITIZENS TO SUBMIT CLAIMS AND OBJECTIONS FOR THE FINAL VOTER REGISTER
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says it is set to display register for claims and objections by citizens ahead of the Edo and Ondo state governorship elections.
In line with the Electoral Act 2022, the register is expected to last for seven days (one week) from tomorrow, Wednesday 12th June 2024.
A statement by the
National Commissioner and Chairman,
Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, Tuesday 11th June 2024 revealed that the decision followed its regular weekly meeting held today, Tuesday 11th June 2024 to review preparations for the Edo and Ondo governorship elections, particularly the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the two States which was suspended on Sunday 9th June 2024.
He noted that the display of the register will take place in all 395 Wards across the two States, as well as on the Commission’s website: https://cvr.inecnigeria.org/register.
The purpose of the display is for the public to identify any ineligible persons on the register, draw the Commission’s attention to it, and file an objection to the appearance of the name on the register by completing Forms EC2 and EC3 available from our officials in all the centers. The Forms can also be downloaded from our website – https://inecnigeria.org/?page_id=13655 – and handed over to our officials as provided in Section 9(4) of the Electoral Act 2022.Furthermore, fresh registrants and applicants for transfer, correction of personal details and replacement of lost or damaged PVCs can draw the Commission’s attention to errors or wrong entries for further action.At the end of the period for claims and objections, the Commission will further clean up the register using the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) before the list of new voters is added to the existing register for the two States
It also reveals that at the suspension of the CVR on Sunday 9th June 2024 the commission had a total of 269,992 new voters in the two States.
Of this figure, 129,246 (47.87%) are male while 140,756 (52.13%) are female. Still, the majority of the registered voters (182,541 or 67.61%) are youths (18-34 years). In terms of occupation, 95,463 35.36%) are students while 1,588 (0.59%) are Persons with Disability (PWDs). In addition, 24,454 requests for the replacement of PVCs, 74,493 applications for voter transfer, and 8,314 for information updates were received.
It emphasizes that these are preliminary figures, as the final figures will be published on a State-by-State basis after the period for claims/objections and ABIS.
While enjoining the public to seize the opportunity of the display of register to make claims to the commission to enable the cleaning up of the register.