JUST IN: INEC ends first quarter Card Registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday
said ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for the first
quarter in 2018, which began on Jan.8 had ended.

Mrs Ndidi Okarfor, Head, Voter Education and Publicity at INEC
in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) told newsmen in Abuja that
the exercise ended for the quarter on March 22.

According to Okafor, the registration is programme
quarterly.

“What the commission is set to do now is the display of
preliminary voter register so that people can check their
information and note the possible mistakes for correction.

“During this period, people who registered in the first quarter
are required to check if their names are spelt correctly and their
dates of birth and other information are properly captured.

“This is also the time to identify other irregularities borne
out of double registration, capturing of non-Nigerians, among other
things,’’ she said.

Okafor disclosed that the registration would resume immediately
after the Easter break, on April 3.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday
said ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for the first
quarter in 2018, which began on Jan.8 had ended.

Mrs Ndidi Okarfor, Head, Voter Education and Publicity at INEC
in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) told newsmen in Abuja that
the exercise ended for the quarter on March 22.

According to Okafor, the registration is programme
quarterly.

“What the commission is set to do now is the display of
preliminary voter register so that people can check their
information and note the possible mistakes for correction.

“During this period, people who registered in the first quarter
are required to check if their names are spelt correctly and their
dates of birth and other information are properly captured.

“This is also the time to identify other irregularities borne
out of double registration, capturing of non-Nigerians, among other
things,’’ she said.

Okafor disclosed that the registration would resume immediately
after the Easter break, on April 3.

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