INEC Registers 775,000 Eligible Voters In Sokoto
INEC Commissioner in Sokoto, Ahmed Mahuata said on Sunday that about 775,000Â eligible voters have so far been registered in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mahuata was speaking shortly after monitoring some registration centres in Sokoto metropolis.
He expressed satisfaction with the turnout of people, especially women who came out in large numbers to register.
He said that already steps had been taken to address some of the challenges witnessed at the commencement of the exercise.
“We will ensure availability of cartridges and voters’ register among others to ensure hitch free exercise,†he said.
Mahuata warned against registering of underage children, describing it as illegal as any one caught would be prosecuted.
He eadded that it was a crime for underage children to be registered and called on traditional and religious leaders to sensitise their people on the dangers involved in such action.
The INEC commissioner called on the people to come out en masse to participate in the exercise for the overall political growth of the state.
In Ekiti State, the Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), retired Navy Capt. Caleb Olubolade has sought the co-operation and encouragements of Nigerians toward the success of the ongoing voter registration.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister made the appeal in a chat with journalists on Sunday at Ipoti-Ekiti in Ijero Council area of Ekiti State.
Olubolade, who was the former Bayelsa State Military Administrator, said that the Prof. Attahiru Jega-led Commission would make success out of the voter registration.
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