INEC To Resume Nationwide Voter Registration Exercise

The continuous voter registration, CVR which was suspended in July 2022 ahead of the 2023 general election will resume nationwide in February 2025.

Though, the exercises was conducted in states in which off-cycle elections took place.
The resumption of the exercise was contained in a memo by the electoral body signed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, dated November 20, 2024, to all Resident Electoral Commissioners.
It stated that the exercise would commence at the LGA level and later extend to registration areas and charged Resident Electoral Commissioners to make some arrangements for the exercise.
The memo read in part: “Kindly provide the following information for adequate preparation for the exercise: Status of INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED) and accessories in the state.
“Status of both coloured and black/white heavy-duty printers and availability of CVR Forms/materials.
“The commission is considering commencing the exercise at Local Government Area (LGA) level and later devolve to Registration Area (RA) level.
“The state offices are expected to identify and select staff that will work as voter registration officials.
“You are to please prepare the information of uncollected Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) to facilitate the printing of the Register of uncollected PVCs for display during the exercise.”