114,882 Multiple Registrants Were Detected In Ekiti And Osun States

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have conducted checks of voters registers, ahead of the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. As the result, 114,882 multiple registrants were removed from them. 

The INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, confirmed this in an interview in Abuja on April 7, 2014, Monday.

In Ekiti, 77,609 people, representing 12% of the total number of voters (688,950) were removed after running the Advanced Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).

INEC boss added that 76,091 people registered newly after the Commission did the Continued Voters Registration (CVR) in the state.

In Osun, 37,273 multiple registrants representing 2.75% of the total number of voters (1,355,393 voters), were discovered and removed.

After conducting the CVR in Osun State the Commission had 149,755 new voters on the register.

The INEC Chairman said the Commission would still conduct AFIS in both states because politicians have devised means to engage in multiple registrations. He said the plan to conduct fresh exercise was aimed at thwarting the efforts of the politicians.

Commenting on the upcoming 2015 general elections, Jega promised to present the register which would compare favourably with anyone on the African continent. He said the consolidation and de-duplication of the biometric register of voters have been completed, and  the voters register now has integrity that surpasses the register with which 2011 elections were conducted.

It would be recalled that governorship election in Ekiti State is to hold on June 21, 2014, while that of Osun State is set for on August 9, 2014, while the Presidential poll is scheduled for February 14, 2015. 

Source: Legit.ng