Extend Voter Registration By 60 Days – Reps Urge INEC

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the voter registration by 60 days.

The House, as a sequel to a motion moved by Ben Kalu (APC, Abia) Wednesday, resolved that INEC should extend the deadline from the current June 30.

Consequently, the House directed the House Committee on Electoral Matters to liaise with INEC on the extension.

INEC had fixed June 30 as the deadline for the suspension of CVR across the country ahead of the 2023 general election.

Moving his motion, the lawmaker said the extension of the voter registration will enable many eligible Nigerians to get registered.

“The large numbers of unregistered eligible voters willing to be registered as evidenced by crowd seen at various registration centres resulting in congestion,” he said.

“Reports of shortages of voter registration machines, inadequate manpower and personnel at registration centres which may lead to frustrations among prospective registrants and in some cases, unrest at some registration centres.”