Tinubu who recently hosted a few of his advocates, had stated there has been a decrease in the variety of qualified citizens in recent times due to the fact that of PVCs ending.

This was however countered by Chief Technical Adviser to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Bolade Eyinla.

Eyinla said those who have signed up for election do not need to do so once again due to the fact that their cards stand for future elections.

The INEC Chairman’s CTA even more kept in mind that such claim could press individuals into signing up two times. He stated;

“This details is not fix. The PVC provided to all previously signed up citizens remains legitimate. This sort of statement will definitely push eligible citizens to sign up more than as soon as consequently creating the problem of double and multiple registrations.”

Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr. Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi who also commented on the claim made by Tinubu, mentioned that double registration is an offense under Nigerian law.

Oyekanmi said:

“In fact, double registration is an offence under our laws. Qualified Nigerians are entitled to register just as soon as. As soon as a name appears on the National Register of Voters, it remains there completely.

“One of the extremely couple of circumstances where a name could be eliminated from the register is if there’s a proven and strong evidence that the person bearing the name has died.”

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