INEC Gets Kudos Over CVR Exercise Extension

Some stakeholders in Rivers State have commended the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) over its decision to extend the ongoing voters registration by two weeks.
Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Rivers State, Oliver Wolugbom, in an interview with The Tide in his office, said the extention will avail eligible Nigerians the opportunity to participate in the exercise and vote during elections. He called on all those who are yet to register to take advantage of the extention to obtain their permanent voter cards.
In the same vein, the chairman of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Hon Lateh Lah Loolo lauded the INEC for the extention of the voter registration exercise.
Loolo, who spoke with newsmen at Bori said the decision by INEC will address the apathy.
Also commenting on the issue, an activist in Rivers State, Comrade Lekia Christian, also hailed the exercise.
Christian, who is the president of the Niger Delta Coalition Against Violence, (NDCAV) said INEC by its decision will make more impact on mass participation in the 2019 general election and urged Nigerians to take advantage of the opportunity provided by the electoral umpire.
It would be recalled that INEC had extended the exercise by two weeks, to end on the 31 of August, 2018.
According to INEC, the extention was in response to the appeal of Nigerians to extend the exercise.

Taneh Beemene