INEC begins voter registration in Abuja next month
INEC begins voter registration in Abuja next month The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will commencement the Continuous Voter
Registration (CVR) exercise for the Federal Capital Territory in January next year. The exercise, according to a statement signed by INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the FCT, Prof. Jacob Jatau, has been scheduled for January 13- 17, 2016. INEC also fixed January 18 as last day for electorates to make claims and objectives.
Council elections in the capital territory had been scheduled for March 2015. The terse statement reads:
“This is to inform the electorate and all the stakeholders in the federal capital territory, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the conduct of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise to take place on January 13th-17th 2016.”
The statement also hinted that the exercise will take place between 8:00am and 5:00pm daily for residents of the FCT.