INEC to resume voters registration exercise in June

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise will resume on 28 June across the country.

INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced the date for the resumption for the exercise on Thursday at a press briefing held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

Mahmood hinted that the electoral umpire has set aside the direct data capture machine, and would introduce a new device being developed by its in-house software engineers.

He explained that the new device, INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED) was developed to be compatible with the android operating system.

Professor Yakubu noted that those eligible for the continuous voters registration exercise are Nigerians above 18 years who have never been registered to vote.