THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said that it would not extend the second phase of its Continuous Voter registration (CVR) which ended on Monday as being agitated in some quarters.

This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the Commission, Mr Kayode Idowu.

The second phase of the exercise, which commenced last week Wednesday involved the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 11 states namely Yobe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kwara, Anambra, Ebonyi, Ondo, Oyo Delta and Cross River.

According to INEC, “much as the commission is eager to ensure that all legitimate persons who are yet to register as voters have the opportunity to do so, it is logistically impossible to extend this phase of the CVR beyond its scheduled deadline.”

“But in order to give fair chance to legitimate registrants, the commission will, on a date to be shortly announced, set up registration points at its Local Government Area (LGA) offices where people yet to do so can go to register,” it stated.

 The statement reads: “INEC notes with deep regret that old tendencies towards irregularity, such as partisans urging people to come out and do multiple registrations, largely accounted for the crowd clusters lingering at registration points set up for the CVR by the commission”.

“The commission strongly appeals that anyone who has previously registered and already has his/her records in the biometric Register of Voters should avoid re-presenting himself/herself at any other place for registration.

“If a previously registered person has relocated from where he/she registered, he/she should simply apply for transfer of the registration data to the new location, as provided for by the electoral law.

 “If anyone found his/her name on the register displayed ahead of the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), but was unable to collect his/her PVC during the distribution period, such a person should go to respective LGA office of INEC where the card will be awaiting collection by now.”

When are they doing the continuous registration for Enugu?

Why ...what about Warri location?