The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that its Voter Display Scheme which tends to eliminate child voters and multiple voters registration is a sign of its commitment to transparency.
The electoral umpire said this in a statement on Thursday afternoon after multiple registered voters and those who are below the voting age were discovered in its data.
It said that by the end of the exercise it hopes to have “improved the quality of register of voters.”
It said that it has commenced publishing the preliminary register of voters on 12th November in its 8,809 registration areas (wards) nationwide – the first time it has published the register online in Nigeria’s history.
According to the commission, the purpose of the display is to enable Nigerians to scrutinize the preliminary register and make claims about misspelling of names, personal details, or missing names ” for persons below the age of 18 years, dead persons, foreigners or those making false claims so that they can be deleted from the register.
The commission also urged that the foregoing context that recent media reports on the presence of ineligible registrants should be seen.
“The full display of all registrants speaks to the commission’s commitment to transparency. The fact that these likely ineligible registrants are being identified means that the objectives of the display for claims and objections are being met”.
They urged the general public to follow the procedures and report these requirements are being met.
“We wish to reassure Nigerians that the commission is committed to transparency and accountability in all its activities,” INEC said.
Display of physical copies: INEC will commence the display of physical copies of the register for claims and objections at two levels, first at the registration area level from November 13 to November 18 of November, and at the local government level, which ends on the 25th of November.
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