Tobias Sylvester
Former Anambra State Governor and presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi has called out the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over slow pace of voter registration in the South-East.
Peter Obi Calls Out INEC
In a post shared on his Twitter page on Thursday, the presidential aspirant alleged that voter registration across the country and especially in the South East had been impeded by bureaucratic bottlenecks.
Obi called on INEC to facilitate a speedy registration of voters for them to be able to exercise their constitutional rights in the 2023 elections.
“Information reaching me indicate that voter registration across Nigeria, more so in the South East, is dogged by inertia & bureaucratic bottlenecks.
“I respectfully call on @inecnigeria to facilitate speedy registration of Nigerians to enable them exercise their voting rights.-PO,” Obi wrote.
Information reaching me indicate that voter registration across Nigeria, more so in the South East, is dogged by inertia & bureaucratic bottlenecks. I respectfully call on @inecnigeria to facilitate speedy registration of Nigerians to enable them exercise their voting rights.-PO
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) June 9, 2022
INEC had earlier extended the deadline for online registration for new PVCs from May 31, 2022, to June 30, 2022. However, the electoral umpire maintained the deadline for all registrations on June 30.
KanyiDaily recalls that on May 30, Professor of political economy, Pat Utomi stepped down for Peter Obi as the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
