The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has annunced that no fewer than 3.63 million new voters have been registered in ongoing Continuous Voter Registration across the country.
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made this known recently.
“For the first time in the history of INEC, citizens who have attained the voting age of 18 years and those who could not register during the previous CVR, now have the opportunity to do so.
“So far, 3, 630, 529 new voters have been registered,’’ Yakubu said.
Yakubu said that the commission had received over 120 applications from political associations seeking registration as political parties, adding that 46 registered political parties were currently existing in the country.
“This coordination and synergy must be sustained through increased lateral and horizontal intra and inter department communication.
“Every department, every unit and all personnel have an important role to play in the conduct of election,’’ he said.
He said, “We must redesign and develop more effective voter education strategies and platforms while we continue to work with other stakeholders to galvanise voters to come out and vote.”
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