INEC FORMALLY PRESENTS REGISTER OF VOTERS

 

In compliance with the law, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday formally published and presented to leaders of Nigeria’s political parties the National Register of Voters to be used to conduct next month’s general elections.

 

The INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, who presented the Register at the Commission’s Conference Hall at the INEC head-quarters said the total number of voters registered for the February 14^th and 28^th elections is 68,833,476.

 

Section 20 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) provides that the Commission shall publish the National Register of Voters thirty days to a general election.

 

Also yesterday, the Commission, in concert with the law, duly published the list of candidates for the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for 14^th February 2015.

 

For the Presidential election, there are 14 candidates duly nominated by political parties. For the Senatorial elections there are 739 candidates while for the House of Representatives elections, there are 1,780 candidates.