The Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC;says it will continue with the Continuous Voter Registration ,CVR; exercise nationwide ,directing all Resident Electoral Commissioners and Electoral Officers to continue with the exercise pending further directives from the Commission.
National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee Festus Okoye in a statement said the Commission has consistently reiterated its resolve to continue to provide electoral services to the Nigerian people and register all eligible Nigerians that are interested in registering.
While the Commission has deployed additional machines to areas of pressure .
According to the statement, the case at the Federal High Court relating to the terminal date of the CVR which came up yesterday and based on the request of the Commission, the Court granted an accelerated hearing and adjourned the matter to Monday 4th July 2022 for hearing of the substantive matter.
On the issue of
Timetable and Schedule of Activities released by the Commission, Political Parties that conducted valid Governorship and State Assembly primaries were directed to upload the list and personal particulars of their nominated candidates between 1st and 15th July 2022.
The Commission urged political parties to scrutinize the list and personal particulars of the candidates they propose to sponsor at the election to avoid any mix-up and duplication of names.
He added that the Candidates nomination Portal will be shut down at 6pm on 15th July , Political parties that have challenges with uploading documents should contact the Commission’s Help – Desk, through the dedicated telephone lines or contact the candidate nomination centre at the Commission’s headquarters.
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