Voters’ registration commences in Kano, Lagos, others Nov 13 – INEC

The affected states are Adamawa, Borno, Edo, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Plateau and Rivers.
According to the commission’s bulletin obtained by the Weekly Trust yesterday in Abuja, the voters registration which is expected to commence from November 13, will lasts five days. The exercise according to the commission would end tentatively on November 17.
The commission said prior to the commencement of the exercise, there would be distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from November 7th  to 9th  in the affected states, which forms the third and final phase of the two exercises in the country.
 The Commission had earlier conducted the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Phases I and II.
“Only those with Permanent Voters Card will be allowed to vote during the 2015 General Elections.
 “Voters are expected to cross-check their names in the displayed Voters’ Register. Those who registered before but do not see their names in the displayed register are to re-register during the Continuous Voter Registration exercise,” said INEC.
INEC called on those voters who wish to transfer their registration to shy away from the registration centres, saying that they should write to their Resident Electoral Commission (REC), instead for registering afresh.
“Those who have lost their cards or whose cards are damaged may apply for them to be replaced by writing to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) through the INEC Electoral Officer of the Local Government Area where they registered for their replacement well before the election,” it added.