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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) might have rejected the proposed use of the National Identification Number (NIN) as a requirement for voter registration.
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, had last month, while citing Section 27 of the National Identity Management Commission Act of 2007, said NIN was compulsory for transactions such as bank opening, payment of taxes and voter registration.

INEC had fixed the first quarter of this year for resumption of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. But speaking at a validation workshop for INEC voter education manual in Lokoja, Kogi State, yesterday, the commission’s spokesman, Festus Okoye, said the electoral body would not “impose or accept imposition of extraneous registration requirements not in tandem with the constitution and the law.”

Okoye, in his speech which was made available to journalists in Abuja, insisted that for registration of voters, the electoral body would, as always, be guided by the law and the constitution.

Although, the INEC national commissioner did not give details of the “extraneous registration requirements”, it was learnt that the commission was opposed to the use of NIN in respect to voter registration.

The commission’s position was said to be premised on the fact that both the Electoral Act and 1999 Constitution do not state NIN as a prerequisite for registration of voters.

On creation of additional polling units, Okoye hinted that the commission would soon release guidelines for movement of voting points to decongest the existing ones.

According to him, the electoral body would resume the continuous voter’s registration exercise as soon as the expansion of access to polling units is completed.

He noted that based on the new arrangement, new and some old registrants would have new, accessible and closer polling units, adding that all polling units would have a lower threshold of 750 voters and an upper threshold of 1000.

“It is pertinent to explain here that no voting point will be moved from one local government to another. It is also important to underscore the fact that the expansion of polling units will not confer any advantage on any state other than decongesting existing polling units, degrading overcrowding, aiding increase of voter turnout and improving the quality of legal services rendered by the commission. The primary objective of this is to make voting experience more pleasant and less tedious for Nigerians”, he stated.

Source: https://m.guardian.ng/INEC-may-not-make-NIN-compulsory-for-voter-registration

Very docile citizens. With the level of chaos in this country, we don't need another election. What we need is urgent Comprehensive national conference to redefine our Nationhood and Citizenship .

fulaniHERDSman:
Very docile citizens. With the level of chaos in this country, we don't need another election. What we need is urgent Comprehensive national conference to redefine our Nationhood and Citizenship .

100% The next election should be a referendum

They want to import criminals from Niger republic and Chad to vote in 2023, useless government.

Wayo wayo government

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

Confusion break bone situation

Yeye people

Very confused government

Inec when am I getting my pvc?

Okay oh! APC just continue to do anything you like, 2023 is just around the corner. We will manage una till that time.

WizKids is a goat

If they make it compulsory, where will the 20million kano voters come from, sense will not kee me

ggg

Karlovych:
They want to import criminals from Niger republic and Chad to vote in 2023, useless government.

You re very correct guy . You just preempt from this above statement from you, honestly
I just gave you a like . Why is that among every that requires the nin it's the election that never allows nin ? Rigging 101 loading.........

amad diallo is better than messi

Our political leaders always manipulate the system to work and favour themselves. They don't want a situation where some people will not be able to vote for them, and possibly they are thinking of importing more foreign national voters to vote them to power.


The illegal voters turned bandits/criminals/terrorists they imported last time are now kidnapping innocent Nigerians for huge ransom and killing others.

National conference is the way to go.

Because it will expose underage voters .

Mr Okoye should stop complaining about legal backing.

We have 2 years to prepare for another election.

That's a long time for any serious persons who wish to improve the electoral process to do it.

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Child voting must continue in the north. Those people are literally giving birth to increase their vote.

so by 2024 you can cancelled the existing voter card and other for new once or do u want to give room to another rigime

E concern dem

Since Nin is not compulsory now let Dem start to dey import our neighbor neighbor to come and vote coming 2023

Because if they make it compulsory, it will ruin northern under age registration. Southerners don't have sense.

This is what you get when You place an ILLITERATE in POWER.. If you are Praying for NIGERIA ,you had better pray for your SURVIVAL... NIGERIA is not JERUSALEM, it's a wicked Abode with wicked Leaders

NIN that wi be obsolete by the next decade juz like the ones that come b4 it

There is a reason why!!

adenigga:

Source: https://m.guardian.ng/INEC-may-not-make-NIN-compulsory-for-voter-registration

them no want NIN again cuz its election.
Failed nation. Them want cheat again

Nigerians should picket INEC. NIN is the only way to curtail bogus numbers being churn out by APC.

I knew it! The NORTHERN PEOPLE WILL NEVER USD IT