The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise would not be extended.
The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States, Chief Ken Okeagu, made this known during a recent media briefing in Abakaliki.
Okeagu was on a one-day visit to Ebonyi and said his assignment was to review the exercise in the state. He said he had visited the commission’s local government area offices to check the progress recorded in the exercise. He however expressed satisfaction with the turnout of prospective voters.
Okeagu praised INEC for the arrangements put in place to make sure the exercise runs smoothly in the state. The voter registration will end on July 31. INEC extended the exercise two weeks ago after the Federal High Court, Abuja intervened in the matter.
He said: “I’m quite impressed. The arrangement is good and people are turning out. So far, we don’t have challenges other than the number of people that have been coming out to register.“I have gone round some of the centres and we are discussing how to take care of the surge. Some of the arrangements are going to be internal and we are looking basically at getting more machines to attend to people. We are not going to extend again.
“We have done it once for one month and we are not going to extend again. Those who have yet to register should go and get registered. The exercise will end on July 31 and we will continue after the 2023 general elections.”
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