Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said that preliminary registered voters in Nigeria now stand at 93.5 million.
Yakubu, however, explained that the figure is preliminary because “Section 19 and of the Electoral Act 2022 requires the Commission to display the hard copies of the register of voters for each Registration Area and Local Government Area for a period of two weeks for scrutiny, claims and objections by citizens not later than 90 days to a General Election.”
Yakubu added that the Commission will display the physical register at designated centres from 12-25 November 2022. He said, “Accordingly, in the next few days, the Commission will print 9,352,228 pages of the register. The hard copy will be displayed for each of the 8,809 Registration Areas and 774 Local Government Areas nationwide while the entire register will be published on our website for claims and objections as required by law.
“The display of the physical register will take place at the designated centers from Saturday 12th – Friday 25th November 2022. Further details, including the procedure for filing claims and objections, will be released by the Commission next week.” He, however, appealed to Nigerians to seize the opportunity of the display to scrutinise the list and help to clean it up further so that the final register of voters for the 2023 General Election can be compiled and published.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Census 2023: Buhari’s Best Legacy for National Planning, Devt – THISDAYLIVE
Read more »
Only PRP guber candidate appeared for drug test in Katsina - NDLEAThe National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said only one 2023 candidate for the 2023 elections appeared for integrity test in Katsina. NDLEA State
Read more »
2023: Nigeria must get it right for Africa’s sake - ECOWASThe Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has said it is concerned about the success of the Nigeria’s 2023 general elections due to its effects in the region and Africa continent as a whole.
Read more »
2023 FIFA WWC: Oshoala welcomes Super Falcons' drawSuper Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala, believes the team have a decent chance of progressing beyond the group stage at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Read more »
Nigeria's 2023 election could affect West Africa sub-region - ECOWASThe chairman assured the ECOWAS team that Nigeria's 2023 general elections would be technology driven......
Read more »
2023: With competent president, Nigeria's challenges surmountable - Gov. EmmanuelAkwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has said Nigeria's problems are surmountable with a competent leader as president in 2023. Speaking on Tuesday
Read more »