INEC To Start Nationwide Voter Registration For 2015 In May

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released more details on the commencement of nationwide distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the upcoming 2015 general elections.

This exercise and the commencement of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) are scheduled for May 2014. The procedures would be conducted in three phases.

The first phase will target ten states: Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Benue, Enugu, Gombe, Kebbi, Kogi, Taraba and Zamfara.

The distribution of voter cards is set for May 23 - 25, 2014. Fresh voters' registration would be conducted on May 28 - June 1, 2014.

The electoral body has previously announced the dates for a similar exercise in Lagos, with PVCs distribution from August 22 to 24, 2014 and continuous voters' registration from August 27 to August 31, 2014.

The INEC still has to release the dates for the outstanding phases.

It would be noted that the commission has approved the registration the new political party, the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), on the same day.

Via: The nation