The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned residents against attempting to register in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) beginning on Thursday, by proxy.
Mr Ahmed Umar, Acting Administrative Secretary of the commission in the Federal Capital Territory, gave the warning at a stakeholders’ meeting on the exercise in Abuja.
Umar said that registration by proxy would render the voter card invalid as the registration and voting were carried out through biometrics.
He said the legal doorway to effective participation in the electoral process was personal registration and possession of a voter card.
He explained that the continuous voter registration was in compliance with the provision of the Electoral Act.
Umar said that the exercise would hold in the six Area Councils of the FCT, adding that it would be conducted through the…
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