INEC, Nigeria’s Electoral Body, has said that no new Registrant has been added. It further said that there was no registration of Foreigners.
Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Information and Voter Education Committee, has refuted reports that foreigners are registered to vote in the nation.
The upcoming 2023 elections, according to the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), are the target of a scheme to tamper with them.
Despite if their images indicated they were young or old, the majority of the foreign names in the register were all born in 1983, which is notable, according to Mr. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the coalition’s spokesman, on Wednesday.
Although he stated that INEC acknowledges the right of citizens to hold the commission accountable, Okoye denied the assertions.
Nigerians would recall that on 31st July 2022, the Commission suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to commence supplemental activities that will culminate in the integration of new registrants into the final Register of Voters for the 2023 General Election,” Okoye said in a statement he issued on Thursday.
“It is important to reiterate that no new registrant has yet been added to the Register of Voters for the 2023 General Election or will be included until these supplemental activities have been completed in line with the law.”
He also assured Nigerians about the credibility of the election process and that all ineligible records will be detected for removal.
“We appeal to the public to await the Commission’s display of the register for claims and objections to raise any concerns that they may have about the registration. We reiterate that our ABIS is robust and will detect practically all the ineligible records for removal.
“Nigerians should be reassured of the Commission’s commitment to the credibility of the electoral process in Nigeria. We appeal for your support while we painstakingly deal with the cleanup of the register and other processes that will guarantee that the general election in 2023 is free, fair, credible, and inclusive,” he assured.
