{"id":84618,"date":"2021-09-20T18:47:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T17:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=84618"},"modified":"2021-09-20T19:18:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T18:18:41","slug":"over-1m-nigerians-completed-voter-registration-in-12-weeks-inec-discloses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/20\/over-1m-nigerians-completed-voter-registration-in-12-weeks-inec-discloses\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1m Nigerians completed voter registration in 12 weeks &#8211; INEC discloses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that more than one million Nigerians have completed their physical registration in the ongoing nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">This is as the first quarter of the voter registration ends on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The physical registration, which began on July 26, provides Nigerians who initiate the registration process online and those who prefer to register in-person, the opportunity to complete the process in the commission\u2019s state and LGA offices nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the development via a statement, the INEC national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, Festus Okoye said<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0the number of fresh online pre-registrants is now 3,165,189.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">He added that youths between the ages of 18 and 34 constitute the highest number of those who have completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/17\/uniben-senate-approves-removal-of-n20000-late-registration-fee\/\">registration<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cToday marks the 12th week and the cumulative figures for the CVR exercise from inception show that the number of fresh online pre-registrants stands at 3,165,189, while 1,457,766 Nigerians applied for voter transfer, replacement of PVCs and update of their voter information records,\u201d the statement reads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cCompleted registrations now stands at 1,081,947 voters. Youths between the ages of 18 and 34 still constitute the majority with 771,770 (71.33%) completed registration. In terms of occupation, students form the largest category with 439,608 (40.63%). On gender distribution, 555,872 (51.38%) are male and 526,075 (48.62%) are female.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">According to the data released by the commission, Osun state is in the lead for online registration with 414,928 registrants, while Anambra leads in the number of completed registrations with 138,795 people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Okoye said, as provided for in section 19 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the commission is mandated to publish the register of voters for a period of not less than five days, and not more than 14 days, during which citizens may make claims and objections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIn compliance with the law, the register of new voters will be displayed in the local government offices of the commission nationwide from 24th \u2013 30th September 2021. The aim is to enable citizens assist the commission by identifying ineligible registrants on the list ahead of the cleaning up of the register before adding the fresh registrants to the current register and the printing of their permanent voters\u2019 cards (PVCs) for future elections,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe second quarter of the exercise begins on 4th October 2021 and ends on 20th December 2021. Further details will be announced by the commission before the commencement of the exercise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that more than one million Nigerians have completed their physical registration in the ongoing nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR). This is as the first quarter of the voter registration ends on Tuesday. 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