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Voters Registration To Be Suspended August 17 -INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Friday it would suspend the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on August 17 till after the 2019 general elections.
Prince Solomon Soyebi, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, information and Voter Education Committee, revealed this in a statement in Abuja.
According to The Nation, Soyebi said the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) would continue until a week to the commencement of general elections on February 16, 2019.
Meanwhile, the decision, according to him, was taken following consultative meetings the Commission had with major stakeholders in Nigeria in the electoral process.
The INEC has within the week met with leaders of political parties, the media, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and security agencies.
He stated that the stakeholders stressed the need to comply with statutory timelines and unanimously agreed that sufficient time be given between the capture of data, its processing and the production of the PVCs.
“Given the activities necessary for this, the Commission, acting on the recommendation of the stakeholders has decided to suspend the ongoing CVR at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 17, till after the general elections.
“The collection of PVCs will, however, continue until a week to the commencement of general elections on Feb. 16, 2019,” he added.
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