Group calls for extension of voter registration exercise
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it is our well- considered view that inec has had enough time to perfect the process of registration and other activities to run concurrently with the preparation for elections the leader group added1 a group under the aegis of our mumu don do movement headed by charles oputa aka charlie boy has appealed for the extension of the continuous voters registration exercise until dec.141 the letter signed by the governor of the group mr charles oputa said there are thousands of nigerians eager to register1 he stated that the group had been inundated by calls and complains from other notable groups and concerned citizens1 oputa noted that since the inec announced the suspension of the continuous voters registration exercise on aug.17 individuals groups and disturbed nigerians all over the country had become frustrated1 while commending inec for various improvements in the registration exercise the extension of time and weekend registrations the group said the aforementioned did not make the exercise a continuous one1 the call was contained in a letter addressed to the chairman of the independent national electoral commission inec dated aug. 8 and made available to the press in abuja1 oputa maintained that best practices demanded that inec should be decentralized to handle core and big operations simultaneously and seamlessly by putting in place special structure to handle registration of voters1 the group which carried out a peaceful demonstration outside the premises of the inec demanded that the exercise be extended to dec.14 20181 this it said was in accordance with the 60 days before the first election as guaranteed by the electoral act 2010 so that justice would be seen to have been done to everyone1 the group expressed its willingness to engage in further discussions with inec on how the process of registration could be reviewed and made less strenuous for nigerians to register1 the group urged that the registration should remain a continuous process as part of inecs responsibility to nigerians so that eligible nigerians can have the opportunity to exercise their franchise1