{"id":292820,"date":"2023-10-10T16:50:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=292820"},"modified":"2023-10-10T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T15:50:26","slug":"inec-announces-5-4m-registered-voters-for-kogi-imo-bayelsa-guber-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/10\/inec-announces-5-4m-registered-voters-for-kogi-imo-bayelsa-guber-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"INEC announces 5.4m registered voters for Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa guber polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>INEC yet to release the number of Permanent Voters cards collected in the three states ahead of the elections<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Says 16 political parties are sponsoring candidates in Bayelsa State, 17 in Imo State and all the 18 parties in Kogi State<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday, October 10, that about 5,409,438 registered voters are expected to vote in the forthcoming off-circle elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states.<br \/>\nThe Commission is however yet to release the number of Permanent Voters cards collected in the three states ahead of the elections.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/10\/09\/inec-expresses-concerns-over-rising-violence-and-insecurity-ahead-of-bayelsa-imo-and-kogi-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commission<\/a> also announced that it will conduct a mock accreditation exercise in the three states on Saturday, October 14, to test-run its facilities for the election.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by the National Commissioner in Charge of Information and Voter Education, Sam Olumekun, the commission also announced that it will present a register of voters to the political parties in the three states on Thursday, October 12, in line with the provisions of the law.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: \u201cThe Commission held its regular meeting today, Tuesday 10th October 2023 and, among other issues, reviewed preparations for the off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the forthcoming elections, there are 1,056 862 registered voters in Bayelsa State; 2,419,922 in Imo State; and 1,932,654 in Kogi State, making a combined total of 5,409,438 registered voters for the three States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs provided in the timetable and schedule of activities, soft copies of the complete register of voters for each state will be presented to the political parties participating in the elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor emphasis, 16 political parties are sponsoring candidates in Bayelsa State, 17 in Imo State and all the 18 parties in Kogi State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cState Chairmen of political parties or their designated representatives are invited to attend the event which will take place at the collation centres in the State Headquarters of the Commission in Lokoja, Owerri and Yenagoa on Thursday 12th October 2023 at 10.00 am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn furtherance of our commitment to deepen the deployment of technology for voter accreditation and result management, the Commission has finalised preparations for mock accreditation of voters in the three States to test-run the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and upload of polling units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exercise will take place simultaneously in the three States on Saturday 14th October 2023 from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe list of designated polling units for each State has already been uploaded to our website and social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLessons learnt from the exercise will be taken into consideration to ensure the seamless deployment of both the BVAS and IReV on Election Day. This is strictly a test run and not the actual election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, the Commission appeals to registered voters in the selected polling units to turn up with their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) for the exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INEC yet to release the number of Permanent Voters cards collected in the three states ahead of the elections Says 16 political parties are sponsoring candidates in Bayelsa State, 17 in Imo State and all the 18 parties in Kogi State The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday, October 10, that about 5,409,438 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