Ibadan – The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the addition of 1,607 polling units has brought the number of Polling Units in Oyo state to 6,390 from 4,783.
The Commission also revealed that 700,000 Permanent Voters’ Cards are still uncollected.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Mutiu Agboke, made the revelations at the press briefing to herald the commencement of the scheduled continuous Voter Registration exercise held at the commission’s office in Ibadan.
Agboke, who noted that Voter registration is a ‘major function of the Commission under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) said the new Polling Units will guarantee better access to voters during the elections.
According to him, there will be a total of 111 Registration Centers in Oyo state and the registration exercise will be done continuously for a year.
This he said will avail the Commission the opportunity to reach all the nooks and crannies of the state.
Agboke said the commission has commenced the scheduled CVR with an online exercise nationwide urging registrants to visit the portal www.cvr.inecnigeria.org or www.cvr.inec.gov.ng to register and book a date for data capturing.
‘Let me say categorically that no eligible Nigerian will be disenfranchised to exercise his or her right to vote on Election Day as a result of this online registration as Physical registration will follow suit on the 19th of July, 2021’, he said.
‘The idea is for intending registrants to commence the process online by filling the forms, uploading their pictures, required documents, then make an appointment on the web portal for a date to give their fingerprints and complete the registration. In addition, those who have already been registered as voters can carry out all the other CVR activities such as transfers, correction of personal details, and replacement of damaged or defaced PVCs online’, Agboke concluded.
