INEC registers 5.4 million for Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa governorship polls.
About 5,409,438 registered voters are expected to vote in the November 11 elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday.
The commission is however yet to release the number of permanent voters’ cards collected in the three states ahead of the elections.
The commission also announced that it will conduct a mock accreditation in the three states on October 14 to test run its facilities.
A statement by the National Commissioner in Charge of Information and Voter Education, Sam Olumekun, also announced that it will present a register of voters to the political parties in the three states on October 12 in line with the provisions of the law.
The statement reads: “The Commission held its regular meeting today, Tuesday 10th October 2023 and, among other issues, reviewed preparations for the off-cycle Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States.
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“For the forthcoming elections, there are 1,056 862 registered voters in Bayelsa State; 2,419,922 in Imo State; and 1,932,654 in Kogi State, making a combined total of 5,409,438 registered voters for the three States.
“As provided in the timetable and schedule of activities, soft copies of the complete register of voters for each state will be presented to the political parties participating in the elections.
“For emphasis, 16 political parties are sponsoring candidates in Bayelsa State, 17 in Imo State and all the 18 parties in Kogi State.
“In furtherance of our commitment to deepen the deployment of technology for voter accreditation and result management, the Commission has finalised preparations for mock accreditation of voters in the three states to test-run the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and upload of polling units results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
Credit: The Nation Newspaper.
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