INEC detects double registration by prospective voters

Guardian

18 Feb 2011

INEC detects double registration by prospective voters

.Low turn out for exercise

- No display yet in C’River

TRUE to its claim of ability to expose all manner of fraud in the recently concluded voters registration, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has detected double listing by prospective voters in many states.

And as the display of voters lists is expected to end today across the country, there have been reports of low turn out of people to check for their names and call for rectification of any noticeable anomalies, prompting calls on Nigerians to massively participate in the exercise. In some states, the INEC has been criticized for not being able to display the lists days after the exercise started.

In Imo State, about 11,000 out of 1,683,237 million people registered indulged in double registration, according to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Selina Oko.

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