The House of Representatives on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the lackadaisical attitude of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) towards the registration of 14,432,759 eligible Nigerians.
The lawmakers expressed the concerns during the debate on the alleged breach of the Electoral Act, 2010 by INEC on continuous voters’registration, as contained in the motion sponsored by Benjamin Okolo.
In his lead debate, Okolo observed that the Continuous Voter Register is a global practice which allows regular update.
He added that INEC contravened section 9(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010 which provides that “the commission shall compile and update, on a continuous basis, a national register of voters, in this Act referred to as the (Register of voters) which shall include the names of all persons entitled to vote in any Federal, State and Local Government or Area…
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