Upsurge in Voters Registration Overwhelms INEC Officials

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, offices across the country have been overstretched following upsurge in the number of prospective voters seeking to register at the on-going Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise, Citizenfm has observed.

The upsurge in the number of prospective registrants has put substantial pressure on the resources and capacity of the Commission.

At various INEC state headquarters there are long queues by mainly youths, most of whom said they had never taken the issue of voting during elections serious in the past, adding that 2023 is the time for them to exercise their voting power.

According to the registrants, they do not mind the time spent and other inconveniences suffered as long as they obtain their voters cards.