Emma Elekwa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra state has expressed satisfaction with number of registrants captured in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in the state.
Resident Electoral Commission (REC), Dr Elizabeth Agwu who stated this in a press briefing, said a total of 4,423 voters have so far registered in the exercise which started from Jan 5 – April 17.
According to her, the commission recorded 0 registration in the first week, while 936, 1832 and 1455 registrants were captured in the second, third and fourth weeks respectively.
“There’s no registration apathy in the state, considering the fact that we just registered last July. So far, the figure is encouraging. The people are coming out.
“But we want to avoid rush or situation whereby people will be calling for extension after the expiration of the registration,” she said.
The REC urged eligible voters to take advantage of the exercise to obtain their voters card, just as she warned against double registration.
She described it as exercise in in futility as system would reject such registration during system cleansing.
Dr Agwu also urged those with change of residency and damaged voter’s card to seize the opportunity to make the necessary corrections and amendments ahead of 2027 elections.
Two registration points
She added: “We have two registration points across the Local government areas in the state.
“One is stationed at each local government, while the second one is rotationary.
“If we don’t register, we’re doing ourselves deservice. Those who refused to register will negatively affect those that registered in one way or the other.
“Remember, the card is not only for voting, it’s major authentic card for personal identification.
“It’s your civic responsibility to obtain your card to enable you to vote. Meanwhile, it doesn’t take time to register.”
Appreciating state government for supporting the commission in the area of encouraging eligible voters to do the needful, the REC called for more support in the ongoing exercise.
“Anambra state government should assist the commission to encourage the people.
“Let them join forces with us in this campaign. They did it last time. We urge them to do it again.
“Moreso, Anambra is privileged to be among the few states that register twice in a year due its “stand alone” status,” she said.
