Jega Says INEC Ready to Issue Permanent Voter Cards

Prof. Attahiru Jega, chairman, National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) said that the Commission was ready to begin the process of issuance of permanent voter cards.

Jega said INEC would this year embark on the continuous voter registration and delimitation of constituencies to prepare the commission for the 2015 general elections.

Jega stated this at a three-day workshop organised for public affairs officers with the theme: “Managing the media for successful electoral process,” at the Benue Hotels in Makurdi, in collaboration with Nan-Bizcom.

Mr. Bankole Oladapo, INEC resident administration secretary in Benue State, who represented the chairman, emphasised the importance of these projects to the democratic process before the eventual conduct of the general elections and sought the cooperation of stakeholders.

He said to accomplish these tasks, INEC was restructuring and reorganising at all levels in line with the desire of the National Assembly and the executive to improve the commission and make it one of the best electoral management bodies in the world.