The Independent National electoral commission (INEC), has released a platform for Voter’s e-registeration, as it planned to commence the physical voters registration from next week. This, The Commission said was to reduce the long queue experienced during voters registration as the platform will fasten the process,
In a statement released on Tuesday by the commission, The chairman, Prof Mahmood, he said ” In the next one week, Monday June 28th , The commission will resume the continuous voters registration Nationwide. In doing so, the commission is introducing a portal to enable eligible to commence registration as voters online, before completing the exercise at the designated center Nationwide”.
This is a welcome development as it will go along way to help reduce the stress involve in voters registration. Many time, because of the frustration of registration, many people do not want to go through the process. But with this new system, eligible voters will do half, either with their phone or laptop, while they go to the center to complete the process. In this way, the stress is reduced.