INEC to Commence Continuous Voter Registration in Seven States on Wednesday
The Independent National Electoral Commission has informed Nigerians who are yet to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards to enquire if they have been registered to get their cards.
INEC said that people who were eligible to vote but not registered could do so during the Continuous Voter Registration starting in Kano, Edo, Plateau, Ogun, Imo, Lagos and Adamawa states on Wednesday.
The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Kayode Idowu, released a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, saying that: “if they are on the Register, they need not present themselves for CVR – even if they have not obtained their PVC.
“The way to check if they are on the Register of Voters is simply to send an SMS to dedicated lines…Alternatively, someone doing the checking could preface the short message. The interrogator will get an instant response giving his/her full profile on the Register and the polling unit number if the person is actually on the Register; or an advise to the contrary if the person is not.
“If a person is on the Register and has not been able to obtain his/her PVC, he/she should go to the relevant local government office of INEC where distribution of the cards will continue daily till the end of January 2015.
“If only the people who genuinely need to register present themselves for CVR, the exercise will be efficient and far-reaching. It should be noted, however, that the SMS facility is also available for people who want to check the Register of Voters from every other state of the Federation.”
