The Independent National Electoral Commission ((INEC), taking advantage of the judgment by a Federal High Court on July 13, has suspended the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
The judgment came following a suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) seeking an extension of the exercise beyond June 30 this year. The Court affirmed that INEC is at liberty to appoint a date of its choice to suspend the CVR, provided it is not later than 90 days before the date fixed for the General Election as provided in Sec. 9(6) of the Electoral Act 2022.
A statement today, July 15 by the Commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said that the decision to suspend the Continuous Voter Registration was taken at an extraordinary meeting today, adding that with the judgment of the Federal High Court, all legal encumbrances have now been removed.
