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And when I mean indefinitely, I mean indefinitely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the registration exercise would be carried out continuously for over a year until the third quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe CVR could not recommence in 2020 due largely to the COVID-19 pandemic. In line with the general advise by health officials regarding events involving large groups of people, we considered it inauspicious to restart the CVR at the height of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/01\/its-time-to-prepare-for-the-next-pandemic-says-bill-gates\/\">pandemic<\/a>. In the light of the pandemic, the commission promised the nation that it would recommend the CVR in the first quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first quarter of 2021 ended yesterday (Wednesday) and obviously the commission was unable to restart the CVR exercise. 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