By Nchetachi Chukwuajah
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the conclusion of the first phase of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
INEC announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday, December 3, by its Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Eta-Messi.
The commission began the online pre-registration on August 18 and in-person registration on August 25, with 9,891,801 Nigerians registering online since pre-registration started.
Eta-Messi said 2,572,054 of the registrations have been fully completed nationwide, comprising 1,503,832 online completions and 1,068,222 physical registrations as of November 28.
She said the first phase of the CVR will formally end on December 10, adding that the second phase will resume on January 5, 2026, in line with the timelines earlier released.
Eta-Messi explained that in accordance with section 19 of the Electoral Act 2022, the display of the voter register for claims and objections will be held from December 15 to 21 at LGA offices where the CVR exercise was conducted.
The INEC official urged eligible citizens, particularly those who newly registered, transferred voting locations, or updated their details, to take advantage of the opportunity to verify their information, report errors, and draw attention to ineligible or deceased individuals.
Eta-Messi also noted that registration activities in Anambra State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) remain suspended due to ongoing electoral activities.
She added that new dates for the resumption of the CVR in both locations will be communicated in due course.
It will be recalled that INEC had on November 26 disclosed that a total of 2,449,475 Nigerians completed online and physical continuous voter registrations.
It said 1,425,898 individuals completed the online pre-registration process, while 1,023,577 finalised their registration through physical capture.
According to the report, Osun State took the lead with 193,026 completed registrations, followed by Imo with 144,209 and Kano with 142,433.
