INEC extends CVR exercise, captures 120,458 new voters in Edo, Ondo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, said that it has extended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) workout successful Edo and Ondo states.

This was contained successful a connection by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, which was made disposable to newsmen successful Benin.
The hold of the CVR workout volition beryllium from Thursday, June 6, to Sunday, June 9, 2024, to alteration much eligible persons to register, pursuing appeals by stakeholders.

The Commission took the determination aft a gathering yesterday. The gathering besides reviewed the ongoing CVR successful Edo and Ondo states scheduled to extremity today.

According to INEC, the fig of centres has been accrued beyond the 397 wards and the 2 authorities offices successful Benin City and Akure to see each the 36 section assembly offices of the Commission successful the 2 states.

“More machines volition besides beryllium deployed to areas identified to person peculiar needs, specified arsenic hard terrain oregon communal issues. Like the Ward registration centres, elaborate accusation connected the names and determination addresses of the assembly offices has besides been uploaded to the Commission’s website and societal media platforms for the guidance of registrants successful the 2 states,” the umpire stated.

INEC appealed to eligible voters to prehend the accidental of the hold to register, transportation oregon close idiosyncratic accusation connected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) arsenic provided by law, noting: “No further hold volition beryllium granted by the Commission.”

However, Olumekun, noted that 8 days aft the commencement of the CVR, a cumulative full of 120,458 caller voters person registered.

He added: “Of this figure, 55,861 (46.4 per cent) are male, portion 64,597 (53.6 per cent) are female. Majority of the registered voters (82,003 oregon 68.8 per cent) are youths (18 -34 years). In presumption of occupation, 43,419 oregon 36.8 per cent are students, portion 812 (0.67 per cent) are Persons with Disability (PWDs).”