The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared June 30 and not August 31 as the closing date for the ongoing Personal Voter’s Cards as speculated in some quarters.
The electoral umpire is said to be considering an extension of the deadline owing to the upsurge in the number of potential registrants and the attendant logistics hitches.
On Monday, online reports claimed the deadline had been extended prompting celebration in some areas.
Asked if was true the deadline has been extended to August 31, 2022, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said: “No. It is not true.
“The deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) is still 30th June. The online pre-registration service closed on 30th May.
“What the Commission has done to respond to the surge in numbers of those who want to register, is to deploy more INEC Voter Enrollment Devices (IVEDs) to areas where the pressure is highest.
“These areas are all the states in the South-East region, Kano, Lagos and the FCT.”