The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will retain the 2019 Edo State voter register for the governorship election, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Dr. Johnson Alalibo made this known during a dialogue with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, a coalition of over 70 civil society organisations, in Abuja.
He said there are 2,210,534 total registered voters in Edo, while the voter cards collected are 1,726,738.
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“The commission suspended collection of voter cards with continuous voter registration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
So, we are reverting to what we had in the 2019 general election.
This is what we are using.”
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