The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has agreed to extend the ongoing Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) exercise by 60 days.
This step followed public outcry and concerns expressed over the inability of some citizens to register.
The house of representatives had earlier urgedcl inec to extend the deadline for the continuous voter registration by an extra 60 days from June 30, 2022.
The exercise, which was meant to end in June 2022 was greeted by calls to extend the CVR exercise.
There has been an increase in numbers of people flooding various voters’ registration centers across the country.
The house Committee held a meeting with INEC on Tuesday and they agreed to extend the deadline.