CVR: INEC Writes Osun Residents, Announces Date For Physical Registration (Read Here)

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Osun has applauded the residents of the state, particularly youths in the state for participating effectively in the online registration.

This is as the body warned the residents against multiple registrations as well as underage registration.

This was revealed to AMILOADED in a statement by the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje which was titled Commencement of physical registration.”

Agbaje said the Commission would be conducting quarterly display, as well as using the Automated Biometrics Identification System to identify and remove double or multiple registrations as well as underage registration.

The INEC boss also announced that physical registration of voters would commence from July 26, 2021 across the state.

He added: “While online registrants that have scheduled appointments from 19th July, 2021 to 23rd July, 2021 will have their appointments rescheduled, the Commission has concluded arrangements towards deploying the INEC Voters Enrolment Devices to all the 30 local government area INEC offices across the state and the state office in Osogbo for the commencement of the physical registration beginning from Monday, 26th July, 2021.

“For now, the exercise will be strictly restricted to the INEC local government area offices and the state office at Osogbo, only. The physical registration shall commence by 9:00am and end by 3:00pm from Monday to Friday excluding public holidays and any person on the queue as at 3:00pm during this period shall be accepted for registration.

“Let me seize this opportunity to appreciate the good people of Osun State particularly the youths for their tremendous efforts in participating effectively in the online registration since it began on 28th June, 2021 through the INEC portal link: cvr.inec.gov.ng and cvr.inecnigeria.org.

“It is however pertinent to sound a note of warning on double or multiple registrations as well as underage registration as the Commission would be conducting quarterly display as well as using the Automated Biometrics Identification System to identify and remove irregular registrants.”

Agbaje further explained that the Continuous Voter Registration would be in place until the middle of May 2022 to enable the Commission to print the Voters Cards and bring them back for distribution before the governorship election slated for July 16, 2022.