The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Saturday,vowed to conduct the best elections in the country in 2023, assuring that votes will count contrary to the doubts being expressed in some quarters
This came as the nation’s electoral umpire disclosed that the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration,CVR will continue beyond its June 30 deadline, explaining that its decision to extend the registration was to enable persons willing to register do so. INEC chairman,Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this, during the Youth Vote Count Concert held at the Old Parade Ground,Abuja.
The concert,sponsored by the European Union,EU,was intended to create awareness among youths on the need for them to embrace the voter registration and motivating them to register and obtain permanent voters card ahead of 2023 general election
Prof. Yakubu, speaking at the event, disclosed that over 14,000 persons have registered to get their permanent voters card in the past five days since the Youth Vote Count began in the nation’s federal capital city.
“For those of you who registered on the INEC result viewing portal, you were seeing the results from polling units on election day in Ekiti state . Ekiti was good, Osun is going to be better, 2023 will be the best, your votes will count”,Prof. Yakubu said.
He said,”On behalf of INEC, let me assure you that registration will not end on the 30th of June for as long as we have you people trying to register to obtain your PVCs, we will continue to register you, and we will continue to make sure that you get your PVCs.”
He added:”In the last five days , from Monday to Friday, we registered over 14,000 Nigerians in this place (Old Parade Ground) alone and we are still registering.
