Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River State has disclosed that new registrants who enrolled in 2021 are not eligible to vote in the coming Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State constituency bye elections on February 26.
The commission also disclosed that it has trained about 1,914 ad hoc staff in preparation for the bye elections.
This was contained in a statement signed by the state Resident Electoral commissioner (REC), Dr. Cyril Omorogbe and the administrative secretary, Mrs. Irene Oghuma, and made available to newsmen yesterday in Calabar.
The statement reads: “New registrants that enrolled from when the Continuous Voter Registration CVR commenced in June 2021 till date should note that they cannot vote in this election. The date for collection of PVCs nationwide will be announced by the commission. INEC will follow all protocols of COVID-19 in these elections.
“All eligible voters whose names appeared in the INEC Register 2019 are qualified to participate in the forthcoming bye-election in Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency, scheduled to hold on Saturday February 26, 2022.”
