The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the final figure of new registrants in Anambra State ahead of the November 8 governorship election is now 168,187.
The electoral umpire noted that the final figure was revealed at its regular weekly meeting to review the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise in the state through a presentation by the ICT department on the portal for party registration.
The Commission, in a statement by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, also announced that it was evaluating all numerous letters of intent received to determine the associations that meet the requirements to proceed to the application stage.
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It further revealed that with the receipt of an additional 10 letters of intent, the number of associations seeking registration is now 144.
On the CVR in Anambra, the Commission noted: “As earlier announced, the CVR scheduled to end on July 17, was extended to July 29, following appeals by citizens.
“The final figure of new registrants is 168,187, which is the highest number recorded in two weeks in Anambra State since the introduction of the CVR ahead of the governorship election.
“Although these are preliminary figures pending data clean-up, the detailed breakdown shows that 97,832 (58 percent) are female while 70,355 (42 percent) are male. In terms of age, 90,763 (53.97 percent) are young people aged 18-34, while the occupational distribution shows that 62,157 (36.92 percent) are businessmen/women while 44,243 (26.31 percent) are students.
“In terms of persons with disability (PWDs), 303 (24.92 percent) have physical impediment, followed by 207 (17.02 percent) with albinism. The detailed breakdown has been uploaded to our website and other platforms for public information.
“The immediate next step is to display the preliminary register of new voters for claims and objections by citizens, who are the ultimate owners of the register. This will take place in all the 326 wards in Anambra State from Saturday, July 26 to Friday, August 1. Once this process is concluded, including the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), the new registrants will be added to the existing register and published on polling unit basis ahead of the election.
“Thereafter, the commission will announce the dates and locations for the collection of the Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for new registrants and those who applied for transfer or replacement of their lost or damaged cards. The PVCs from previous registration will also be available for collection. With 105 days to the election, the commission is aware of the tight timelines but we wish to reassure all new registrants in Anambra State that their PVCs will be available for collection ahead of the election,” the statement read.
While giving an update on the political association seeking registration as a political party, the electoral umpire noted: “In our last statement, we assured Nigerians that we were finalising the necessary tests on the party registration portal designed and built in-house by our ICT officials.
“As is the case with all our IT innovations, the new portal has been demonstrated before the commission and approved for deployment. The commission is evaluating all numerous letters of intent received so far to determine the associations that meet the requirements to proceed to the application stage.
“A report is expected at our next regular meeting. Meanwhile, the Commission has received 10 more letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties, bringing the number so far to 144. The details of the new associations, including their names, acronyms, logos, addresses and interim leaderships are published on our website and other platforms for public information. We will continue to update Nigerians on all our activities,” the commission noted.
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