By Aminu Kutama
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it would address all issues raised concerning the national register of voters.
Ahead of the 2023 elections, INEC has this month made the entire register public on its website for the first time in the nation’s electoral history.
However, many Nigerians have identified numerous cases of underage voters and double registration.
In a statement signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, INEC said it was committed to cleaning up the register and punish those found guilty of tampering with its integrity.
The commission said making the register public was a sign of transparency on its part.
“The register is expected to be displayed physically at the Registration Area level from November 12 to 18. At the Local Government level, it will be displayed from November 19 to 25, during which voters can make claims and objections.
In addition to the physical display, citizens can also make claims and objections online,” the commission stated.
“We wish to reassure Nigerians that the commission is committed to transparency and accountability in all its activities
“We hope that at the end of the exercise, the Commission, with the involvement of citizens, would have improved the quality of the Register of Voters, which is the bedrock of a successful election,” INEC said.
According to the commission, cleaning up the voter register, which contains all the voters dating back to the 2011 registration exercise, was a “continuous and painstaking process over time.”
