HomeLocal NewsLawyers threaten to drag INEC to court over plan to end voter...

Lawyers threaten to drag INEC to court over plan to end voter registration

Date:

Related stories

Kano retirees receive long-awaited benefits

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his...

Women banned from Kano mobile phone market after 7pm

The leadership of the Farm Centre mobile phone market...

15-year-old presides over Kano assembly

The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly,...

Mass Education: FG flags-off N4bn critical infrastructure projects

The Federal Government has flagged-off construction of N4 billion...

KEDCO confirms power supply boost after repairs

The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has announced significant...
spot_img

The Coalition of Legal Practitioners has threatened legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the commission’s planned closure of the Continuous Voters Registration exercise nationwide.

It was reported that the exercise will end on July 31 (Sunday), according to the electoral body .

Reacting, the group Chairman, Barr. Emma. Chukwunyere Njoku, while fielding questions from journalists on Saturday at Nguru Mbaise, argued that some Nigerians that would attain 18 years by August and upwards are going to suffer as they will never participate in choosing who leads and preside over their interests.

APC asks INEC to extend voter registration deadline

The group said it has become expedient to remind the electoral empire that their decision to stop registration and Issuance of PVC to would-be Voters would surely disenfranchise a good number of electorates.

Chairman of the Coalition of Legal Practitioners urged Nigerians to emulate practices that encourage good governance by doing the same practices as in advanced climes.

Subscribe

Latest stories