According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, it is removing information in the voter registration database that pertains to underage children who wish to vote. Festus Okoye, the commissioner for voter education and information, made this claim in a late-Friday interview.
When asked what the commission was doing in regards to non-Nigerians and underage children who wanted to vote, Okoye responded, “On the subject of the underage children who wanted to vote, this commission published the whole registered voters in Nigeria in different local government areas and all the registration areas.
“People have made their objections, complaints and claims. The commission is presently cleaning up the voter register.
“The cleaning up is an ongoing exercise and we are going to try our best to make sure that we go into the 2023 general election with a voter register Nigerians will be proud of.
“In terms of non-Nigerians voting, only validly registered voters will be in the position to vote in the 2023 general election.
“Any time Immigration Service sees any non-Nigerian with a voter’s card and claims to be a Nigeria, they should arrest him and make the card available to INEC and we cancel those registrations.
“Therefore, Nigerians should be on the lookout. If any non-Nigerian approaches any of the polling unit, they should alert security agencies.”
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