INEC  raises  alarm over fake online voter registration   

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised  alarm over fake online voter registration. INEC in a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq, on Monday, declared “barely 24 hours after the suspension of voter registration, the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been drawn to an online site, urging Nigerians to enroll for “VOTER CARD (PVC)” registration, claiming that the Federal Government has approved individual VOTER CARD (PVC) registration online to avoid unnecessary crowd in the “NIMC” CENTERS.”

The Commission stated unequivocally that the site is not linked to the Commission and the link/portal is spurious and from a dubious source.

Okoye maintained that “the Independent National Electoral Commission is the only body constitutionally and legally mandated to conduct the registration of persons qualified to vote in any election in Nigeria and to update and revise the register when the need arises.

“The Commission is solely responsible for organizing, undertaking, and supervising national elections in the country and does not share this responsibility with anybody or organization.”

The commission, therefore, strongly advised members of the public not to succumb to the antics of online scammers and should avoid such fake sites.

Okoye asserted that “the Commission has concluded the Continuous Voter Registration exercise nationwide and does not need to open an additional site or portal for the purposes of registration of voters.”