INEC Holds Stakeholders Meeting, Announces Second Phase Of Voter Registration In kebbi

 
By Aminu Umar Bukkuyum. B/Kebbi

Kebbi state independent national electoral commission ( INEC) has began the second phase of continuous voter registration with a symbolic critical stakeholders meeting to sensitise them on the need for them to step up efforts to ensure all eligible voters gets permanent voters card.

Speaking at the stakeholders meeting, Kebbi state resident electoral commission, Alhaji Abubakar .S.Pawa Dambo stated that the second phase of continuous voter registration is expected to afford Nigerians eighteen and above  the opportunity to come forward to register to enable them excercise their franchise.
" As 2027 polls  gets handy at INEC level we want to make sure every Nigerian of voting age register with us ".

Dambo added that from the phase one through to the second phase now ongoing the commission have scaled up aggressive public enlightenment campaigns in radios, televisions, newspapers and other meduim of public communication  to sensitise people of Kebbi state and Nigerians.

Speakers at the meeting have raised concerns on vote buying and other critical issues such as registration by proxy and the claim that politicians uses money to collect PVCs from uninformed citizens.

While responding to those concerns , the commission said that INEC has no power to stop vote buying it is exclusive rights of security agencies to arrest and execute votes buyers and those selling their voters card to politicians.

intra party advisory council (IPAC) NCWS,CSOs, women groups, traditional and religious leaders, political parties and security agencies among others attended the meeting.

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