INEC uncovers over one million invalid registrants

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it uncovered one million, one hundred and twenty - six thousand, three hundred and fifty - nine ( 1,126,359) invalid registrants between June 28, 2021 and January 2022, noting that the registrants were consequently delisted.

Fresh Angle International, can report that the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter - Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye Esq., made the disclosure in a statement released this evening, Monday September 12.

The statement noted: "As Nigerians are aware, the cleaning up of the register of voters using the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) is ongoing since the suspension of the Continuous Voter

Registration (CVR) on 31st July 2022.

"Earlier, the Commission informed Nigerians that out of the 2, 523458 (Two million, five

hundred and twenty-three thousand, four hundred and fifty persons that registered

between 28h June 2021 and 14th January 2022, 1,126,359 (One million, one hundred and

twenty-six thousand, three hundred and fifty-nine) records were found to be invalid and

consequently delisted.

"The ABIS for the period 15th January to 31st July 2022 is almost completed. Several double,

multiple and ineligible registrants have also been detected and invalidated. These include entries

that fail to meet the Commission's business rules. The Commission takes this responsibility

seriously because a credible register is at the heart of electoral integrity.

"As soon as the process is concluded, the Commission will provide the public with full

information as usual. Thereafter, valid registrants will be added to the existing national register

of voters before publishing same nationwide for scrutiny, claims and objections by citizens as

required by section 19 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022.

"We reassure Nigerians that a thorough process is being undertaken to clean up the registration

data. Similarly, Permanent Voters' Cards (PVCs) for all valid registrants will be available for

collection by the end of October/early November as promised."

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