Political parties to get voter register Tuesday –INEC

Political parties to get voter register Tuesday –INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will give the register of voters to all the registered political parties on Tuesday.
The electoral commission said the handing over of the document to
the parties would be held at its national headquarters in Abuja.

Chief Press Secretary to the chairman of INEC, Mr. Kayode Idowu,
who spoke in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents on
Sunday, said the register might also be made public to Nigerians.
He said, “The register will be given to all political parties in Abuja on
Tuesday. We may also publish it on our website same day. It is public
document.

“Political parties are also free to make it available to their supporters
or members.”

On the ongoing distribution of Permanent Voter’s Card in Borno State,
Idowu said the exercise was free from crisis.

He also said that displaced persons in different camps were being
accommodated and given their PVCs.

“The cards are being distributed and I can also tell you that those in
camps are getting the card as well. The governor even commended
the commission for doing a good job in the state,” he added.

According to the timetable released by the INEC, Section 20 of the
Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) provides that the register of voters
shall be published not later than 30 days before the day of the
election.

The commission had in a document released on Thursday indicated
that 38.7 million Nigerians had collected their Permanent Voter Cards
as of January 7, 2015 while 15,567,219 cards were said to be waiting
for collection at INEC.

The North-West tops the list of PVCs collected with 12,013,961 (30.98
per cent); followed by the South- West with 6,270,736 (16.17 per
cent); the South-South, 5,756,018 (14.85 per cent); the North-Central,
5,520,001 (14.24 per cent); the North-East, 4,886,499 (12.60 per cent);
South-East, 4,886,499 (10.10 per cent) and the Federal Capital
Territory, 411,935 (1.06 per cent).

Also, withdrawal and replacement of candidates for governorship and
House of Assembly elections will close on Tuesday, January 13.

According to the timetable released by INEC, “Section 35 of the
Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) provides for not later than 45 days
before election.”

The commission had on January 1, 2015 published the particulars of
governorship and House of Assembly candidates in line with the
provision of the Electoral Act.