Reps Mandate INEC To Extend Voter’s Registration By 7 Days

 

According to Channel News,The House of Representatives has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the duration for the continuous voter’s registration for another 7 days to enable all eligible voters register properly.

This was following a motion raised by a Lawmaker, Hassan Saleh, on tuesday, under matters of urgent national importance.Mr Saleh said many persons, who had previously registered in different states, did not find their names in their registers at the points of collection.

Mr Saleh representing Ado/Okpokwu Federal Constituency of Benue State also noted that machines deployed for the exercise failed to work in many units making it impossible for many voters to meet up with the last extension of June 3 given by the electoral commission.The House thereby resolved without debate that INEC, should as a matter of utmost national importance extend the time for the exercise from seven days to 14 days to enable all eligible all eligible voters to register properly.