INEC delists over 1 million new registrations

The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that it found over one million invalid records out of the two point five million fresh registrants that registered between June 28, 2021, and January 14, 2022,

INEC said it has consequently delisted them.

The commission said that it also detected several double, multiple, and ineligible registrants and has consequently invalidated them.

In a statement in Abuja, the national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, Festus Okoye, noted that a thorough process was being undertaken to clean up the registration data.

He also said that Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for all valid registrants will be available for collection by the end of October and early November as promised.