Tag: CVR Registration

Kaduna: Govt. declares 3-day public holiday for voter registration

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The Kaduna State Government has declared a three-day public holiday for residents to complete their voter registration. According to an issued statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, the public holiday commences from July 27 to July 29. “The Kaduna State Government has appealed to residents of the State to register to vote before 31st July 2022. The State Government has also declared 27th – 29th July 2022 as public holiday to enable more citizens to complete their voter registration”, the statement reads.…

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INEC extends voter registration exercise indefinitely

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, which was to end yesterday, June 30, indefinitely. Its national commissioner and chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in an issued statement yesterday. INEC directed all the state’s Resident Electoral Commissioners and local government Electoral Officers to continue with the exercise, pending further directives from the Commission. Okoye said the Commission has consistently reiterated its resolve to continue to provide electoral services to the Nigerian people and register all eligible…

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PVC: INEC shuts down operations in FCT as crowd overwhelmed officials

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday ended abruptly the ongoing Continuous Voters Card (CVR) registration in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over crowd disturbance. The Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the FCT, Yahaya Bello, while speaking on the development, lamented that people who had no business with the CVR process stormed the office to cause a commotion, forcing the Commission to stop the process for the time being. However, many Abuja residents alleged that INEC was making it difficult for them to be registered for the CVR card.…

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2023 General Elections: Today is ‘Operation Show Your PVC Day’, PFN tells Christians

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President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Wale Oke, has declared today, as a Permanent Voters Card (PVC) Sunday, as part of the efforts to mandate Christians to fully participate in the forthcoming 2023 general election. Oke made this declaration at the PFN secretariat during a National Executive Council meeting held in Lagos, while addressing the press, urging Christians to ensure they get their permanent voter cards and follow the clear directive, in collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), from the Christian fathers on the casting…

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INEC bows to pressure, extends voters’ registration deadline by 60 days

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Against the backdrop of public outcry, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally agreed to postpone the deadline for the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise, which was initially slated for the end of this month. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. A’ishatu Jibril Dukku, revealed this during a briefing with fellow lawmakers on the committee’s efforts to guarantee the implementation of a resolution that the House resolution reached last week. “The Committee held a meeting with INEC yesterday (Tuesday), where they agreed…

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Abuja Federal High Court bars INEC from ending voter registration

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As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to end voter registration on June 30, 2022, in line with its schedule of activities, an Abuja Federal High Court has barred it from doing so. Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon, of the court, gave an order of interim injunction yesterday, following the hearing of an argument on a Motion ex-parte brought by a human rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP). Recall that INEC had announced its intention to end the voter registration exercise on June 30 to enable it to harmonise…

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General Elections: “Your vote is your power to change Nigeria’s narrative in 2023”, Gumi tells Nigerians

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Renowned Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, yesterday, urged Nigerians to register and vote in the 2023 elections in order to change Nigeria’s narrative. Gumi, who stated this on his verified Facebook page after re-registering for his lost voter card, also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the voter registration exercise to cover rural areas and Internally-Displaced Persons, (IDPs). The cleric maintained that no eligible Nigerian should be disenfranchised and warned that no one should complain about bad governance if he or she fails to…

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2023 General Elections: H/Reps ask INEC to extend voter registration by 60 days

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The House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the deadline for the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise by 60 days. The House passed the resolution during yesterday’s plenary, following the adoption of a Motion passed by a lawmaker from Abia State, Benjamin Kalu. Recall that the electoral umpire had fixed June 30 as the deadline for the suspension of CVR across the country ahead of the 2023 general election. Moving his motion, Kalu said the extension of the voter registration will enable many eligible…

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INEC deploys additional machines for CVR to Kano, S/East, Lagos

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has deployed additional 209 machines for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to Kano, the five south-eastern states, Lagos, where the pressure for the exercise is most acute. This development is sequel to the surge in the number of prospective registrants in those states as the June 30 deadline for the CVR approaches. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said this in an issued press statement. Okoye said the Commission will monitor the situation over the next few…

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INEC may suspend CVR exercise in July — Official

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), yesterday announced that it may likely suspend the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in July. The INEC Chairman’s Chief Press Secretary, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made this announcement while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the 2-day of the ‘Editorial Capacity Building Workshop for INEC Public Affairs Officers‘, which was held in Lagos. Oyekanmi noted that the suspension might be attributed to the fact that most Nigerians are still waiting for the last-minute rush before presenting themselves for the registration.…

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