The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified that there is no going back on the closure of voter registration exercise. This was made known by the INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye.
He also spoke on the position of the commission on the call Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to allow Nigerians who did not complete their voter’s card registration to finish the exercise.
The SERAP, a non-profit legal and advocacy body, earlier on Sunday threatened to sue INEC if it does not allow over seven million Nigerians who have not carried out their voter registration online the time and opportunity to complete the process, or face legal action.
Mr Okoye, in his reaction, said the commission is not scared of the NGO’s legal threats.
He said the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) exercise has ended and will not be reopened until after the 2023 general elections.