INEC National Electoral Commissioner and Chairman (Information and Voter Education Committee), Festus Okoye, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
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The group, funded by independent professionals and intellectuals, made the demand in a letter dated June 16, 2022.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed this Friday.
The Commission disclosed this figure in the Second Quarter, Week 7, Weekly Update it released on Monday in Abuja.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on Thursday.
Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the vow in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says the August 17 deadline for the Continuous voter registration will not be extended.
The bulletin said the exercise would run till June 26, while June 27 would be dedicated for conclusion of claims and objections on the registration in the two states.
According to the commission’s daily bulletin issued on Monday in Abuja, the exercise will take place at the local government areas in the states from 8am to 4pm daily
An eyewitness told The Eagle Online that the farcas, which started between a Berom and an Hausa youth, almost turned to a full blown crisis but for the quick intervention of some military personnel
States involved in the second phase of the CVR, which commenced on August 20, are Yobe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kwara, Anambra, Ebonyi, Ondo, Oyo Delta and Cross River
The exercise is expected to be carried out in three phases to cover all the States of the Federation