The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on
Wednesday commence the continuous Voter Registration ((CVR) exercise in seven
states of the Federation.
The exercise which will last till November 17 will hold in Kano,
Edo, Plateau, Ogun, Imo, Lagos and Adamawa.
INEC said the exercise is for eligible persons presently not on
the biometric register.
The commission therefore advised electorates to check their names
first before participating in the exercise in order to avoid double
registration.
INEC in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC
Chairman, Mr. kayode Idowu, enjoined residents of the affected states who
are yet to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to first check the
Register and ascertain whether or not they are already on it.
INEC explained that those whose names are on the Register but are
yet to collect their PVC need not present themselves for CVR.
“The way to check if they are on the Register of Voters is simply
to send an SMS to dedicated lines with the following information: Name of
state, surname, the last five or six digits of the VIN (i.e., Voter
Identification Number) on their Temporary Voter Card (for example: Lagos,
Salama, 06782: please ensure the coma in-between) and send to 08171646879.
Alternatively, someone doing the checking could preface the short
message with INEC (e.g.: INEC, Lagos, Salama, 06782) and send to 20120.
“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. For avoidance of doubt, only those who the SMS service shows are
not on the Register need to present themselves for CVR, in addition to persons
who are registering for the first time ever. 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,” the commission explained.
Source:news2.onlinenigeria
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