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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties in Nigeria to intensify voter mobilisation ahead of the Edo and Ondo States governorship elections increase voters’ turnout.
The Chairman of the INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the appeal on Tuesday when the commission met with leaders of registered political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
He decried the low turnout of voters in elections conducted by the commission after the 2015 general elections.
The INEC chairman said: “We urge political parties to intensify voter mobilisation effort in order to galvanise the electorate to the polling units. The commission will continue to intensify efforts towards voter education”.
He expressed INEC’s desire to see greater participation of the marginalised and under-represented groups in the electoral process.
“The political parties have the biggest role to play in this regard.
“As we all know, political parties offer the only platform for contest to public office under our constitution.
“Women, youths and people with disabilities are noticeable more by their under-representation in elective offices,” he stated.
On the deployment of ICT in the electoral process, Professor Yakubu assured the political parties that all avenues necessary were being explored to address the challenges arising from the functionality of the smart card reader.
He further said that the commission had designed a portal from which all registered voters could confirm and verify their registration online ahead of elections.
Professor Yakubu added that voters would also be able to transfer their registration from one point to another online.
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