Nigeria’s Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday said it has reported some of its
senior officials in Taraba State to the Department of State Services (DSS) over
illegal registration during the Continuous Voter Registration exercise.
A press release by INEC’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity in Taraba State, Fabian Vwamhi, said the illegal voters had been removed from its register.
The statement reads, “Following its laid down processes, INEC Taraba office has discovered that some ineligible voters have been registered in the ongoing CVR exercise.
“This is not only contrary to INEC’s guidelines for registration, but is also a violation of the Electoral Act.
“Consequently, the Taraba State
office has flagged these illegal registrations for removal from the voter
register.
“In addition, it has queried the electoral officer as well as the registration officer for the centre.
“It has informed the headquarters
of the commission in Abuja and drawn the attention of security agencies for
further investigation and possible prosecution of all found to have been
involved, including INEC staff.”
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