Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resumed continuous voter registration in Edo and Ondo states in preparation for the off-cycle governorship elections.
Gatekeepers News reports that the elections are scheduled for September 21, 2024, in Edo and November 16, 2024, in Ondo. The CVR has commenced at 397 centres across the two states.
Due to severe flooding at the INEC headquarters in Edo State, the commission has changed the venue for the CVR exercise.
The flooding caused significant damage to the building and its contents, leading to a change in the location of the registration centre.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has requested INEC to cancel the exercise due to the damage to its secretariat, materials, and equipment meant for the CVR.
However, the electoral body has relocated the registration centre to its office at Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of the state.
INEC has facilitated access to registration centres by distributing hard copies of the locations to stakeholders and uploading the information on its website and social media platforms.
The National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Sam Olumekun, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday.
Olumekun said, “The Continuous Voter Registration commenced today, Monday, 27th May 2024, as scheduled. The exercise is held in 397 centres in the two states.
“However, as announced by the commission yesterday, the CVR is holding in our Ikpoba Okha LGA office located at 16, Custom Road, off Benin/Auchi Road, Benin City.
“This is a sequel to the flooding of our state headquarters, following torrential rains on Friday last week.”
The commission has also released a short graphic of the procedure for accessing the registration centres on its website and social media platforms.
The CVR offers eligible citizens the chance to register as voters, transfer their registration, request replacements for lost or damaged Permanent Voter Cards, and collect PVCs yet to be collected.
