About 42,211 online applications nationwide have been received within the 24 hours of the resumption of its Continuous Voter Registration, says the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The commission said 331 accounts were created by intended registrants on the CVR online pre-registration portal which was launched at 7am on Monday.
INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, says 24 hours after the launch, 59,331 accounts were created. Within the same period, 42,211 applications were received out of which 27,759 individuals applied for new voter pre-registration services.
Also 11, 177 requested for voter review record; 1, 669 applied for voter transfer; 853 asked for information update; 335 applied for replacement of lost or damaged PVCs; while 418 applicants requested for uncollected PVCs. These statistics have been uploaded to the commission’s website and social media platforms.
Okoye says urged those that could register online to do so, while all other Nigerians would commence their registration on the July 19.
He reminded Nigerians that physical CVR would commence on July 19 at INEC State and Local Government Offices nationwide.
