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Voter register: CDD urges punishment for perpetrators of reported infractions

November 19, 2022November 19, 2022 admin

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Saturday, called for punishment for perpetrators of reported infractions in the voter register by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, made the call in a statement in Abuja.“Technological advancements in the electoral process, such as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) have been well received in the recently conducted Ekiti and Osun off-cycle elections.“But we note the concerns about voter duplication and underage voters appearing on the voter register that undermine its credibility.“Where…

Group Fault INEC Chairman over De-registration of 2.7m voters

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 admin

Alphonsus Nweze The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has faulted the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu over his announcement in far away United States of America (USA), that the commission has yanked off 2.7m voters from the country’s register of voters.Yakubu who made the announcement Tuesday while addressing human right community in USA said those who were removed from the Voter’s register were those who allegedly double-registered.But speaking to the Prime Pointers News Online on telephone interview, the Chairman of…