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CVR: INEC decries low turnout in Enugu, urges mobilisation of electorate
[From CHINEDU NWAFOR, Abakaliki]
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged stakeholders in Enugu to mobilize more registrants for the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) in the state.
Enugu State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Emeka Ononamadu made the call in Enugu on Tuesday during INEC Engagement with Critical Stakeholders on the Ongoing Fourth Quarter of the Continuous Voters registration (CVR) exercise.
Ononamadu said the registration figure of the state had remained low.
He disclosed that after the three quarters of CVR, Enugu registration figure still stood at about 31,000.
According to the INEC boss, the fourth quarter CVR registration, INEC will move Its CVR registration to political wards and open up more means of polling units transfer especially for the newly created 1,000 polling units in the state.
He said “The new polling units will make polling booths closer, polling activities seamless and easy; INEC will publish the new polling units by next week and paste it in public places within the state.
“We have done only 3,000 transfers in the state and our people should make more transfers to the new polling units to lessen distance and cumbersomeness.
“I am appealing to the media, traditional rulers, President-Generals, religious leaders and youth leaders to help us mobilise and enlighten our people on the need to go for their CVR registration,” he said.
He disclosed that INEC had added more time on days for the CVR registration in South-East to accommodate for the Monday’s disruption, noting, “It is now from 9a.m. to 5p.m. but previously from 9a.m. to 3p.m.”
He attributed the low turnout to CVR registration to fear, insecurity and some people with the old stereotype of votes not counting.
The Chairman of Enugu State Traditional Rulers’ Council, Igwe Lawrence Agubuzu, in his remarks, said Enugu state needed to do better in the ongoing CVR in order to positively influence the electoral system.
“I am calling on the people in general to take the issue of participating in the ongoing CVR seriously. We needed to increase the number of successful registrants in all wards in the state,” Agubuzu said.
The Oracle Today reports that the fourth quarter CVR registration is billed to start on April 12,2022, in Enugu State.
