The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) online pre-registration and physical biometric capturing exercises in Lagos and Bauchi
This was revealed by the INEC spokesmen in both states, in a statement on Monday.
INEC spokesman in Lagos, Femi Akinbiyi, explained that the suspension of the exercise was to allow for the display of already captured applicants and is expected to take effect from Tuesday.
INEC commenced the online pre-registration of voters on June 28 while the in-person biometric registration started on July 26 across the country.
The INEC official said: “The exercise, based on the approved timelines and schedule, will start on September 24 and end on September 30, 2021.
“The temporary CVR stoppage is to give room for all registrants to check for appropriateness or otherwise of their information supplied during the registration.
“The seven-day long activities are also to raise objections (if any) about names that are not supposed to be on the register, like names of dead persons, foreigners, and Nigerians below the age of 18.
“The Commission will also use the period for other necessary housekeeping (backend) activities in preparation for the next quarter.”
Also in Bauchi, Adamu Gujungu, INEC’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, said display exercise for claims and objections will commence from Friday, September 24th to Thursday, September 30th to help them make necessary corrections.
