Following the confusion that has been trailing the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted a two-day extension in all states under the third phase of the exercise, except in Adamawa.
According to a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu, “In effect, the CVR that commenced on Wednesday, November 12th and was scheduled to end on Monday, November 17th, 2014, will now last until Wednesday, November 19th, 2014. The states affected are Kano, Edo, Plateau, Ogun, Imo and Lagos.
“The Chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, approved the extension to make up for initial challenges in the exercise and to enable as many eligible persons as possible to get registered.
“The Commission strongly admonishes against persons using the CVR to engage in multiple registration, which is a criminal offence and culprits liable to prosecution,” Idowu added.
Source-DailyIndependent
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