The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kebbi State has held a stakeholders’ roundtable meeting aimed at enhancing participation in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise.
Resident Electoral Commissioner, Abubakar Sarkin Pawa Dambo, said the forum was to receive inputs and complaints from political parties, civil society organisations and the media.
He explained that the commission is committed to a smooth registration process and urged collaboration to ensure inclusiveness.
Some participants at the meeting called for an extension of the exercise and improved logistics to enable registrants access designated centres. Others stressed the need for more public awareness campaigns to boost turnout.
Dambo clarified that while voter registration is the right of every Nigerian aged 18 and above, INEC is not responsible for transporting registrants to centres. He suggested that community leaders could voluntarily support their people where necessary.
The meeting, held at the INEC Collation Hall in Birnin Kebbi, was attended by representatives of political parties including the APC and PDP, civil society groups, the National Council of Women Societies, NCWS, and the media.
