Tag: CVR Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has raised the alarm over the existence of fake Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) portals. In a statement issued yesterday by  INEC’s National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, the electoral body stated that its attention has been drawn to the existence of another website different from the original portal. The Commission dissociated itself from the website, adding that it did not authorise any organisation to collect details of citizens. The statement read in part:“The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a post, which is currently…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has said it will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who tries to hack its website in the course of the online Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River, Dr. Emmanuel Hart, stated this yesterday, in Calabar, while speaking to newsmen after day one of the CVR exercise, which started on Monday nationwide. He said that the Commission would apply all relevant aspects of the Law to ensure the prosecution of any registered offender. “INEC will not hesitate to…