The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, program is still on hold.
A statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, says the attention of the Commission has been drawn to an online site urging Nigerians to enroll for “VOTER CARD (PVC)” registration.
According to Okoye, the site claims that the Federal Government has approved individual VOTER CARD (PVC) registration online to avoid unnecessary crowding in the “NIMC” CENTERS.
It says that the site is unrelated to the Commission and that the link/portal comes from an untrustworthy source.
“INEC is the only body constitutionally and legally mandated to conduct the registration of persons qualified to vote in any election in Nigeria and to update and revise the register when the need arises”.
It also states that the Commission is solely responsible for organizing, undertaking, and supervising national elections in the country and does not share this responsibility with anybody or organization.
The commission advised members of the public not to succumb to the antics of online scammers.
The statement added that the Commission has concluded the Continuous Voter Registration nationwide and does not need to open an additional site or portal for the purposes of registration of voters.
