INEC suspends ongoing voter registration exercise in Bauchi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise in Bauchi State.
This is contained in a statement by the INEC’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Alhaji Adamu Gujungu, on Monday in Bauchi.
Gujungu said that the temporary suspension of the exercise would take effect from Sept. 21, to facilitate the display of preliminary voters register.
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He said that the preliminary voter’s register would be displayed at its headquarters and offices across the 20 local government areas in the state.
“INEC wishes to inform the general public that the display exercise for claims and objections will commence from Friday, September 24 to Thursday, September 30, 2021,″ he said.
According to him, the exercise will enable the registrants to inspect and ensure that there are no mistakes, omission or addition in their names
This, he said, would enable them to make claims for the necessary corrections.
He added that the registrants may also observe other anomalies like registering of foreign nationals, underaged children, or inclusion of the names of deceased persons in the register.
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