INEC detects ineligible records in the Continuous Voter Registration CVR

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has detected ineligible records in the Continuous Voter Registration CVR which took place nationwide, from January 2022 and ended July 31.

The Head of Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC Festus Okoye in a statement yesterday said irregularities were discovered during the cleaning up of the voters register using the Automated Biometric Identification System Abis.

Okoye said several double, multiple, and ineligible registrants have also been detected and invalidated, adding that the commissioner added that the commission will provide the public with full information in due course.

He stated that valid registrants will be added to the existing national register before the names will be published for scrutiny, claims, and objections.