Reps Urges INEC to Improve Voter Registration Process

The House of Representatives has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to urgently deploy physical enumerators and other assistance to conduct new voter registration across all Federal Constituencies.

This followed a motion moved by a member representing Kaugama/Mallam Madori Constituency of Jigawa State, Abubakar Yalleman during plenary on Thursday.

The House is worried that the online registration process will not cover all constituencies and will lead to disenfranchisement of Nigerians and voter apathy.

INEC had put in place machinery for a virtual continuous voters registration, but the online process does not seem satisfactory to the lawmakers.