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Govt Wants INEC To Extend Ondo Voter Registration

Govt Wants INEC To Extend Ondo Voter Registration

Residents of Sebiotimo street, Agege, checking for their Permanent Voters Cards at ward 5, Agage Local Government in, Lagos state, yesterday [08-11-14]. Photo: Bunmi Azeez

Ondo State government has called   on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the ongoing voters registration exercise in the state beyond today.

According to a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Kayode Akinmade, in Akure, yesterday, the extension  became imperative following  the inability of many potential voters to register despite repeated visits to the registration points.

Urging the electoral body to consider the extension of the registration  beyond today, the government   said   there were complaints of INEC registration facilities malfunctioning in many of the centres across the state during the exercise, thus preventing many of the potential voters from registering.