Igwe Samson Nnamani, the
traditional ruler of Orjiagu-Agbani community, near Enugu, has urged the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to decentralise the ongoing
Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
Nnamani
said on Saturday in Enugu that the decentralisation was
necessary in order to make the exercise reachable and accessible to people in
remote areas of the state.
He
expressed fear that the exercise would be futile if it would only take place at
the local government headquarters rather than at ward levels in communities.
INEC
should not expect people from very far communities to come and register at the
local government headquarter.
It will
be difficult for many to trek or transport themselves to the council
headquarters. Let
them decentralise the exercise to all the wards in communities in each local
government area, with this, many more people will come out and participate, he
said.
The CVR
is being conducted to enable citizens who turned 18 years after the last
exercise; or those who could not register in the previous exercises to do so.
The
Electoral Act mandates INEC to carryout CVR nationwide and to make available to
every political party within 60 days after each year, the names and
addresses of each person registered during that year.
The
exercise holds Mondays to Fridays, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. daily, excluding public
holidays.
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