Voter Registration

Bauchi Govt Declares Work Free Day For CVR Mobilisation

The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has openly declared Monday as a work free day which is part of the mobilisation intiatives for residents of Bauchi state to get to enroll in the ongoing continuous voter registration ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Mr Mukhtar Gidado, who is the Special Assistant to the governor on Media and Publicity had in a statement on Friday explained that the work free day was to enable the state public and civil servants to go to their respective localities to in order to register and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards to be able to …

2023 Polls Court Blocks INEC From Ending Voter Registration

2023 Polls: Court Blocks INEC From Ending Voter Registration

The Federal High Court in Abuja has blocked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending voter registration on June 30, 2022.

Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon (Court 10) on Monday granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project.

SERAP and 185 concerned Nigerians had early this month filed the lawsuit against INEC asking the court to ‘declare unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible Nigerians to exercise their rights.’

In the …