Enugu Declares Holidays For Voter Registration

The Enugu State Government declared May 28 to May 30  as public holidays to enable residents participate in  the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the state.
In a statement issued by Commissioner for Information, Mr Chuks Ugwoke, in Enugu on Monday. It directed residents who had turned 18 years and above after the last exercise in 2011, to do so to enable them vote during the 2015 general elections.
The statement also urged those who had not registered at all and new residents in the state to take advantage of the holidays to register.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised those seeking to transfer their cards to the state to apply to local governments to receive the new voter card.
This is contained in a statement by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Lawrence Azubuike, in Enugu. The statement urged them to submit their applications to its offices in the 17 local governments between May 26 and May 27.
The conduct of continuous voter registration commenced in Enugu from May 28 to June 1.

L-R: Director-General, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), Mr Emeka Okereke, chairman, Chartered Institute of Bankers, Enugu chapter, Mr Victor Agunwah and representative of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, Mrs Ijeoma Ezensor, at the ECCIMA stakeholders meeting in Enugu, recently.