2023: Why We May Not Resume Voter Registration - INEC
AFNews Reporter
Nov 23, 2022
The Independent National Electoral Commission has reacted to an order by a Federal High Court in Abuja to resume voter registration until 90 days before election.
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The court gave this order on Tuesday, but in his reaction to it on Channels Television's Politic Today, yesterday, the INEC National Commissioner and Director of Voter Education, Festus Okoye disclosed that the commission was yet to obtain the true certified copies of the court ruling.
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The voter registration exercise which had ended in July sparked so much reaction with some civil society groups venting that the move would disfranchise millions of Nigerians.
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But also in his reaction, Okoye suggested that voter registration ahead of the 2023 elections was moreorless over.
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"It would be constitutionally and legally impossible for the Commission to resume the Continuous Voter Registration exercise," Mr Okoye said.
He also noted that INEC was working on improving the voter registration process for future elections.
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