INEC to begin voter registration for 2015 elections in May, 2014

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday said the commission would commence its continuous voter registration in May ahead of the 2015 election to ensure those that have turned 18 years between 2011 and now are registered.

Jega said this at the opening ceremony of INEC/State Independent Electoral Commissions Experience Sharing Conference in Kaduna.
He said that more polling units would be created in the next year general election to decongest large polling units.

"The continuous registration exercise is to ensure those that have turned 18 years between 2011 and now are registered before the 2015 general elections.

"Also those that were 18 and above but were unable to register for one reason or the other would be given opportunity to register."

The Chairman stressed the need for closer synergy between INEC and SIECs, adding that the conference was timely toward ensuring free, fair, peaceful and credible elections in the future.

He, therefore called on the state governments to ensure absolute independence of SIECs and credible elections at the grassroots.

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