In the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), which began on June 28, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 30,449 voters in Plateau.
The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Malam Halilu Pai, made the announcement on Monday in Jos, while briefing journalists on the second quarter of CVR.
According to Pai, 111,276 potential voters applied within that time period.
“In the first quarter of the CVR, 88,573 applied, 24,654 were registered, 1,524 Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC), were replaced while 13,898 PVC were transferred to voters’ new locations.
“In the second quarter which ended on Friday, Oct. 29, 21,001 applied, 4,653 were registered, 6,66 PVC were replaced, while 3,347 were transferred to voters’ new locations.
According to the REC, in order to better serve Nigerians during the CVR, the commission established a specialized online portal called cvr.inecnigeria.org.
He explained that the portal would allow intending and qualified registrants to start the process online by filling out paperwork and uploading photos.
They were then to make an appointment on the web portal for a date and time to attend an INEC state or Local Government Area (LGA) office for physical registration, where their fingerprints would be taken to complete the registration process, he explained.
“All those who have already registered as voters can also carry out the other CVR activities such as transfers, correction of personal details, and replacement of damaged or defaced PVC online.
“It is hoped that through this portal, we shall reduce overcrowding at our registration centers, especially with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, to make the registration generally easier, and give Nigerians a pleasant electoral experience.
“Note that the online registration is free of charge, there is no OkINEC approved Cybercafé and no scratch card to be purchased for the online registration exercise,” he said.
Pai reassured eligible registrants that, in addition to the online registration gateway, citizens could register at any facility.
He stated that the exercise would be conducted indefinitely till the third quarter of 2022.
As a result, he believes the panel has enough time to reach all of the state’s nooks and crannies.
“On this note, let me assure all Plateau residents that no eligible registrant will be disenfranchised Irrespective of where they live or other circumstances of life.
“For emphasis, the CVR exercise is for the following categories of Nigerians; those who are 18 years and above and have not registered.
“Registered voters who had any problem during accreditation in any of the past elections with either their PVC or the smart card reader not being able to read their fingerprints, as well as registered voters who want to transfer their voting location from one place to another.
“Also any registered voter who wants to correct issues with their data such as misspelled names and date of birth,” Pai said.
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