The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an online portal for eligible voters to register easily.
The portal is expected to go live on Monday 28th June 2021, the same day scheduled for the commencement of online registration.
Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who addressed journalists in Abuja on Thursday 24th June 2021, said that the portal was to enable people who want to register to initiate the process online.
He said those who want to register would have to provide relevant details before an appointment is booked for them to visit the commissions office.
The INEC chairman also revealed that online registration was birthed owing to insecurity in the country before they commenced full voters registration at all the 2,673 registration centres nationwide.
Prof. Yakubu said for those who are registered voters and just want to do other things like transfers, correction of personal details and replacement of damaged or defaced PVCs, they can complete the entire process online.
He expressed hope that the online portal would help them reduce the problem of “overcrowding” at registration centers.
“We hope that through this portal, we shall reduce overcrowding at our registration centres, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, make the registration processes generally easier, thereby giving Nigerians a pleasant electoral experience, he said.
“However, I must quickly reiterate that the online registration is a public service and therefore free of charge. There is no INEC-approved cybercafe, no online registration centre and no scratch card to be purchased for the exercise. All you need is a device, including your mobile phones, that can connect to the internet,” he said.
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