As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commences the second phase of the ongoing voters’ registration, the commission says about 1,000 persons have so far been captured and registered in the ongoing exercise in the state.
The Deputy Director and Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, Edwin E. Enabor, who disclosed this, yesterday, in an interview with The Tide in his office, noted that permanent voters card (PVCs), which were supposed to be issued alongside the second phase of the registration exercise was yet to commence.
Enabor said the delay was as a result of the processes involved, noting that the commission was working hard to ensure that those who had registered in the first phase get their permanent voters’ cards (PVCs) before the end of the second phase of the exercise.
He noted that the exercise has been successful so far, especially in the urban areas, adding that the commission and prospective persons were finding it difficult at the riverine areas of the state.
According to him, the exercise was going on smoothly, noting that the commission was working on time.
He denied that the commission was aware that political parties were sponsoring under-aged persons to register.
‘’We discourage people to register twice, that is why our registration officers and electoral officers ask questions before any person is registered. It is a waste of time for any person to engage in such exercise’’, he said.

Amarachi Anene & Sylvester Onyeazor