Lauretta Fagbohun, Ogun

Ahead of the 2023 General Elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has successfully captured about 85,600 new registrants with a deployment of INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED) in all the 236 wards across the 20 Local Government Areas of Ogun State. 

Speaking at the first media conference held by the newly deployed INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner to Ogun State, Niyi Ijalaiye, noted that the registration figure was abysmally low before taking over.

He said, only 22,167 new registrants were captured before his assumption of office but now over 63,000 new registrants were captured between February and March, 2022. 

While giving statistics of INEC registration, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, explained that registers of new voters captured between January 3rd and March 22nd, 2022 would be displayed at INEC Local Government Area Offices in the 20 Local Government Areas for claims and objections in accordance with the Section 19 (i) of the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended) 

He clarified that the claims and objections would enable the public assist INEC to identify ineligible registrants such as foreigners and Nigerians who are less than 18 years on the list as the claim and objections exercise would run between Monday, 26th March and 1st April  2022.