The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Dr Adeniran Tella, has announced that 66,951 residents pre-registered for the Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) within one week.
Tella disclosed the figure on tuesday in Ibadan during the inauguration of the CVR sensitisation campaign at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre.
He described the figure as impressive and said it indicates that residents of the state are eager to participate in the democratic process. The commissioner noted that the online pre-registration for the CVR began on August 18, while in-person physical registration started on August 25.
Tella explained that citizens who turned 18 and pre-registered online, alongside those yet to register, could complete the process at the INEC state office.
He said pre-registration could also be done in any of the 33 local government area offices of the commission.
“It is, however, important to note that already registered voters need not visit the state or LGA offices if they have lost their Permanent Voter Card (PVC).
“If the PVC is defaced, or if voters wish to transfer it from one LGA, ward or state, this can be done online,” he said.
The REC said the processes could be completed via https://cvr.inecnigeria.org/Public/getStarted.
Tella explained that the essence was to decongest registration centres at the state headquarters and across all 33 INEC local government offices.
He noted that the sensitization campaign aimed to widely publicise the commencement, procedures, and requirements of the CVR exercise.
Tella further stated that the exercise would provide clear, simple, and accurate information on registration, transfer procedures, and, importantly, collection of Permanent Voter Cards.
