INEC Registers 100,000 In Rivers

As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), commenced the second phase of the ongoing voters registration exercise, the commission says about 100,000 persons have so far been captured and registered in the going exercise in the state.
The Deputy Director and Head of Department Voter Education and Publicity, Edwin.E. Enabor, who disclosed this last Tuesday in an interview with The Tide in his office, noted that, the issuance of  Permanent Voters Card (PVC), which ought to have commenced alongside the second phase is yet to kick off..
Enabor said the delay was as a result of the processes involved, noting that the commission is working hard to ensure that those who have registered in the first phase get their permanent voters card(PVC) 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 are finding it difficult in the riverine areas of the state.
According to him,’’ the exercise is going on smoothly, noting that the commission is working on time.
He  denied that the commission is not aware that political parties are 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.
Enabor however assured that those who have completed the first phase of the registration will get their PVC before the end of the month as the commission is still working on it.
Those who have been registered and captured, their data’s are being processed and going through other processes for the commencement of the PVC’’, he assured.

Amarachi Anene Sylvester Onyeazor