INEC presents list of voters to parties as collection of nomination forms begins

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the list of registered voters in 2021 to the 18 political parties in the country.

The commission said the move was part of implementation of the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general election released on Saturday.

National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in a statement, yesterday, said presentation of the list was in line with Section 10(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.

According to Okoye, the section provides that “the commission shall, within 60 days after each year, make available to every political party the names and addresses of each person registered during that year.”

“In compliance with the requirement of the law, the commission has today made available the soft copies of the list of persons registered as voters in 2021 to each political party.”

Okoye said the move indicated that the commission has now implemented the second activity on the timetable for the 2023 poll.

He urged parties to downloaded the form from INEC’s website, saying: “The commission will continue to provide regular update to Nigerians on the implementation of all electoral activities.”