The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would end
all transfer cases of voters in Kogi and Bayelsa ahead of governorship
polls in both states, on Oct. 6 and Oct. 20, respectively.
The commission stated this in its daily bulletin issued on Monday in
Abuja and said that the deadline was necessary following its directive
that all transfers of voters must be concluded 45 days to an election.
Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections have been scheduled to hold on
Nov. 21 and Dec. 5, respectively.
The commission explained that the 45 days deadline was to enable it to
effect the integration of the transferred names into the register of
voters in each of the states.
According to it, the register of voters is to be certified and
published not later than 30 days to an election.
“A person who has relocated to another place outside the (polling)
unit in which he/she registered cannot vote in his/her new location
unless he/she transfers his/her registration,” it said.
The commission therefore advised any voter who intends to transfer
his/her registration to write an application to INEC’s Resident
Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kogi or Bayelsa.
“The application should be written through the Electoral Officer of
the local government area where he/she is currently residing.
“Such an application should contain the current address of the
applicant. This will assist the commission in allocating the Polling
Unit (PU) nearest to him/her,” it said.
It added that the applicant should attach a photocopy of his/her
Permanent Voter Card (PVC) to the application.
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