INEC Extends CVR in Edo Ondo to June 9
Following the appeals by stakeholders, INEC has approved the extension of the Continuous Voter Registration CVR from Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th June 2024 to enable more eligible persons to register.
The approval yesterday in a meeting having reviewed the ongoing exercise in Edo and Ondo state scheduled to end today.
Contained in a Press Statement signed by the commission’s National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Sam Olumekun mni, the duration of the exercise had also be extended from 9.00am – 5.00pm daily.
Furthermore, the number of centres has been increased beyond the 397 wards and the two State offices in Benin City and Akure to include all the 36 Local Government offices of the Commission in the two States.
According to the statement, More machines will also be deployed to areas identified to have peculiar needs sà auch as difficult terrain or communal issues.
“Like the Ward registration centers, detailed information on the names and location addresses of the LGA offices have also been uploaded to our website and social media platforms for the guidance of registrants in the two States.’
Meanwhile, the exercise it stated is progressing well in the two States. As at yesterday, Monday 3rd June 2024, eight days after the commencement of the CVR, a cumulative total of 120,458 new voters have registered. Of this figure, 55,861 (46.4%) are male while 64,597 (53.6%) are female. Majority of the registered voters (82,003 or 68.8%) are youths (18 -34 years). In terms of occupation, 43,419 or 36.8%) are students while 812 (0.67%) are Persons with Disability (PWDs).
It called on the public to note that these are preliminary figures. The final figures will be published on State by State basis and for all categories of registrants at the end of the exercise and after data clean-up using the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS).
The Commission also appealed to eligible voters to seize the opportunity of the extension to register, transfer or correct personal information on their PVCs as provided by law saying that , No further extension will be granted by the Commission.
