Tuesday, 23 May 2017

INEC says call by Nigerians for decentralisation of voting is unconstitutional





    Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says call by Nigerians for decentralisation of voting is unconstitutional.

   According to Ndidi Okafor, Deputy Director, Public Relations, INEC, Federal Capital Territory, it is not possible to register in one place and vote in another, as the law establishing the commission did not give it the power to allow decentralisation of voting thus, it would be illegal to embark on such idea.
   She, however, encouraged those that had moved from where they registered to go to the continuous voter registration centre in their area councils to transfer their votes to their present location, as INEC had provided for transfer of documentation option for Nigerians to transfer their votes, interstate or intra-state.

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