The Independent National Electoral Commission restated on Monday its commitment to Continuous Voter Registration with a view to ensuring authentic register of eligible voters for future elections.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, restated the commission’s commitment at the quarterly meeting it held with the representatives of political parties in Abuja.
Jega said: “It also provides an opportunity for all those with missing essential biometric details on the electronic register to be recaptured.
“INEC offered these opportunities to people in Anambra in August, preceding the governorship election.
“Regrettably, many did not utilise them.
“As we move into 2015, we, that is all stakeholders, have the joint obligation to ensure that the CVR is utilised maximally to update and improve upon the register of voters.”
According to Jega, the previous voters’ registration was not as bad as some people make it to be.
He, however, said the commission plans to keep improving on the exercise by updating existing register regularly.
Jega explained that the continuous voter registration would provide an opportunity for registering young Nigerians who turned 18 years after the last exercise.
Jega noted that the regular quarterly meetings afforded the commission to keep the parties informed on its activities through the Inter-Party Advisory Council.
Responding, the Chairman of IPAC, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, pointed out that the Anambra State governorship election of November 16 had been marred by lapses in the voters’ register made available.
Tanko commended INEC for responding to some of the issues raised during the Anambra State election.
Tanko assured INEC that the political parties would operate according to the laws of the country.
He urged INEC to strive towards credible free and fair elections in 2015.
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