INEC urges massive turnout in Edo for ongoing CVR exercise

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in a meeting with stakeholders of Oredo, Edo State, has charged eligible persons to turn out en masse and participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.

Chief of Staff to Edo Governor, Osaigbovo Iyoha, who led stakeholders to the meeting, yesterday assured of the state government’s support for the CVR exercise.

Iyoha also admonished officials of INEC to increase awareness for the exercise, to increase registration at the grassroots.

He said: “There is a lot of work on the ground that INEC needs to do, but we must commend you in some areas that you have done well. You must get to the grassroots.

“Most people here are members of different political parties. Hence, if we tell them about your programmes, they may not believe us, but the major work you, as INEC, need to do is to get closer to the grassroots, especially as most of our people have lost hope in this process.

“As stakeholders, we all need to do more in convincing the people to get registered and ensure they collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) when they are ready.”

Oredo LGA Electoral Officer (EO) of INEC, Emmanuel Benson, while earlier speaking at the stakeholders’ meeting, revealed that 3,103 persons had been registered in the first quarter, while 1,014 others were registered in the second quarter.

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