Voters Registration Begins In Anambra , Monday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra says it is training 700 National Youth Service Corps members ahead of the voter registration to hold from August 19 to August 26.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Chukwuemeka Onuokaogu, who made this known to newsmen in Awka, urged the trainees to be serious with the exercise.

Onuokaogu said the commission was ready and well-equipped to train them to handle the Direct Data capturing (DDC) machines and other materials during the voter registration proper.

INEC’s Deputy Director of Training, Mrs Chinyere Ekpe, said the training would be thorough to achieve maximum result, noting that was why the exercise was increased from three to five days.

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Ballah Nasarawa, who declared the event open, assured the corps members of adequate protection.

Nasarawa gave police phone lines: 08129911416, 08024922772 and 07039194332; the Nigerian Army, 0812991147; State Security Service, 08135994599; and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, 0812991147; to the corps member and urged them to use the lines if they encounter difficulties while on the national assignment.

The commissioner said the voter registration would be difficult, pointing out that they were selected because they would surmount the precarious obstacles.

He said the corps members would be monitored and observed during the voter registration to ensure no foul play.

Nasarawa said it was mandatory for the corps members to enrol in the National Identity Registration and a copy submitted to the police and INEC.

The Chairman, INEC Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security in the state, warned the corps members not to leave their station.

“Please, do not leave where ever we ask you to stay and always move together, but be serious with your training,” he said.