INEC Commends Deltans On Online Voters Registration

 

INEC Commends Deltans On Online Voters Registration

* Stakeholders Make Case For The Elderly, Persons With Disabilities, Others

Okonta Emeka Okelum, Asaba

Election stakeholders in Nigeria had committed a lot of energy, resources and expertise over the years at advocating that no eligible voter is left unregistered.

To this end, the nation's electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently commenced an online voters registration exercise in the nation.

The electoral body, yesterday, Tuesday, at Asaba, expressed satisfaction over the response of Nigerians towards this civic engagement.

This was made known l at a stakeholders roundtable meeting, organized by the commission's Oshimili South Local Government Area Field Office at Asaba.

Speaking to stakeholders drawn from the council area, Mr Enyioma Mboma, INEC Oshimili South LGA's Electoral Officer said the commission commenced online voters registration nationwide 21 days ago, being June 28th, 2021.

Within these past 21 days, the commission had recorded a total of 752,011 online voters registration nationwide, with an average daily record of 35,810 online voters registered.

Of the above figures, the number of Deltans, who registered online stood at 23,850, with an average daily registration of 1,136 online voters registered, the electoral officer informed stakeholders present.

Mr Enyioma Mboma, expressed satisfaction over the outcome of the exercise, while stressing that more can be done and urged stakeholders to do more in partnership with the commission at making sure that more eligible voters are registered.

He also informed the stakeholders that the ongoing online voters registration, requires eligible voters to go online, fill their forms, update their passports and come over to INEC's State or LGA offices to complete their registration processes.

Stakeholders present made cases for the elderly, vulnerable persons, persons living with disabilities, as well as others, who for one reason or the other, could not come over to INEC's state or LGA offices for the purposes of voters registration.

The electoral officer assured them that the commission is not ignorant about these Nigerians and that the commission is committed at seeing that they are not left out in the registration process.

The commission plans to take the registration machines down to the ward levels, to serve the needs of these Nigerians, once this process commences, you will be informed and we are confident about your cooperation and partnership as usual, Mr Enyioma Mboma emphasized.

The stakeholders present were leaders drawn from youth and women led organizations, political parties, religious umbrella bodies, community based organizations, media, professional bodies, persons living with disabilities and civil society organizations within Oshimili South Local Government Area.

SOURCE: ASABA POST TV