As the voters’ registration exercise ended Monday, the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ruled out the possibility of
any further extension of the exercise.
Though, the commission said that it noted with concern the agitation in
some quarters for an extension of the second phase of the exercise,
it said that a new process of registration of voters would soon commence
at the local government levels across the country.
According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the
INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu, “Much as the Commission is eager to ensure
that all legitimate persons who are yet to register as voters have the
opportunity to do so, it is logistically impossible to extend this phase
of the CVR beyond its scheduled deadline (i.e., Monday, August 25th,
2014).
“This phase of the exercise, which commenced on Wednesday, August 20th,
2014, involved the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 11 states namely
Yobe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kwara, Anambra, Ebonyi, Ondo, Oyo Delta
and Cross River”.
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