CVR: Kano residents protest outside INEC office as registered voters reach 6 million
Many would-be voters thronged the state's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Kano to protest their inability to register for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) process.
That's when INEC announced that the exercise will end on July 31.
Some of the protesters who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday said they were denied access to the INEC office even though they arrived early to register.
But the Election Commission has responded that its offices in all 44 local government areas in the state are open to ongoing voter registration and are doing their best to register everyone.
Protesters feared they would not vote in the 2023 elections as INEC announced July 31 as the deadline for the exercise.
ComplaintsOne resident, Ikechukwu Eze, lamented that despite spending days going to the INEC office, he was unable to register as a voter.
“They (the government) said we have to come and register, we go out, and several times I have come to INEC but I still cannot register. I pray that INEC does something thing to help us get the recording,” Mr. Eze said.
A protester, Muhammad Isah, from Ungogo Local Government Area, said INEC could not close its main gate at 7:00 a.m. and leave people stranded outside as many of them are coming from afar to register.
He said, "We spent our money transporting us to the INEC office to exercise our right because your vote is your right, INEC should do something and fix the anomaly.
"We came to the INEC headquarters to register because the only computer sent to my political district is not enough for us", added Mr. Isah.
"I am from Zango ward in Ungogo, my ward is the most populated in the council area and only one computer was sent for voter registration.
“We left our companies and rushed to INEC headquarters because a computer was not enough for us; while we are here, INEC should have considered us because they asked us to come and register, we came but they mistreat us,” Mr. Isah lamented.
Another protester, Safiya Aliyu, from Nasarawa Local Government Area, said she left her siblings at home to come and register but was unable to do so .
Women protesting at the INEC office in Kano (PHOTO CREDIT: PREMIUM TIMES)"...
Many would-be voters thronged the state's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Kano to protest their inability to register for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) process.
That's when INEC announced that the exercise will end on July 31.
Some of the protesters who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES on Monday said they were denied access to the INEC office even though they arrived early to register.
But the Election Commission has responded that its offices in all 44 local government areas in the state are open to ongoing voter registration and are doing their best to register everyone.
Protesters feared they would not vote in the 2023 elections as INEC announced July 31 as the deadline for the exercise.
ComplaintsOne resident, Ikechukwu Eze, lamented that despite spending days going to the INEC office, he was unable to register as a voter.
“They (the government) said we have to come and register, we go out, and several times I have come to INEC but I still cannot register. I pray that INEC does something thing to help us get the recording,” Mr. Eze said.
A protester, Muhammad Isah, from Ungogo Local Government Area, said INEC could not close its main gate at 7:00 a.m. and leave people stranded outside as many of them are coming from afar to register.
He said, "We spent our money transporting us to the INEC office to exercise our right because your vote is your right, INEC should do something and fix the anomaly.
"We came to the INEC headquarters to register because the only computer sent to my political district is not enough for us", added Mr. Isah.
"I am from Zango ward in Ungogo, my ward is the most populated in the council area and only one computer was sent for voter registration.
“We left our companies and rushed to INEC headquarters because a computer was not enough for us; while we are here, INEC should have considered us because they asked us to come and register, we came but they mistreat us,” Mr. Isah lamented.
Another protester, Safiya Aliyu, from Nasarawa Local Government Area, said she left her siblings at home to come and register but was unable to do so .
Women protesting at the INEC office in Kano (PHOTO CREDIT: PREMIUM TIMES)"...
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