In a bid to make up for the initial challenges in the third phase of the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has granted a two-day extension of CVR in all states under the third phase of the exercise except in Adamawa.
The commission said in a statement signed by Kayode Idowu, chief press secretary to INEC chairman, that the CVR that commenced on Wednesday, November 12 and was scheduled to end on Monday, November 17, 2014, will now last until Wednesday, November 19, 2014.
The statement said the states affected are Kano, Edo, Plateau, Ogun, Imo and Lagos.
“The chairman of INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, approved the extension to make up for initial challenges in the exercise and to enable as many eligible persons as possible to get registered”, it said.
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The commission also admonished against persons using the CVR to engage in multiple registration, warning that anyone found culpable of the act would be prosecuted.
KEHINDE ABDULSALAM
