The ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) process, which was originally scheduled to end at the end of June 2022, has been extended by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Hon. Aishatu Jibril Dukku, chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, revealed this while outlining the committee’s initiatives to ensure the execution of a House resolution passed last week.
“The Committee held a meeting with INEC yesterday (Tuesday) and they agreed to extend the CVR, all our resolutions were approved,” she told members of the House at plenary on Wednesday.
The House of Representatives had last Wednesday urged INEC to extend the deadline for the continuous voter registration by an extra 60 days from June 30, 2022, to enable more Nigerians to register.
The House also called on the Commission to deploy additional staff and voter registration machines across the country to meet the objective.
The chairman, House Committee on media and publicity, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, through a motion, had noted that the ongoing CVR by INEC was scheduled to end on June 30 ahead of the 2023 general elections.
