The recent upsurge in the number of people in some parts of the country going to register and obtain their permanent voter cards PVCs has caught the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Commission says its officials are facing such surges in the Southeast zone, Lagos and Kano States.
The Commission tweeted Friday that it had rushed 209 additional voter machines to cope with the sudden surge new registrations.
The tweet promoted a statement signed by Festus Okoye, Chair of the Commission’s Information and Voter Education Committee.
INEC described the surge of new voters as “unprecedented” and “overwhelming.”
Consequently, it convened an urgent meeting of State resident electoral officers on Thursday to deliberate on how to deal with the rush.
The meeting agreed to deploy more voter enrolment machines to deal with the congestion in the affected areas.
It identified the five Southeastern states, Lagos and Kano as “areas where the pressure is most acute.”
The Commissioners said they would monitor the situation and subsequently regroup in a few days to review progress made in capturing new voters.
Additionally, the Commission asked prospective voters to be patient as the exercise continues.
