INEC Set For Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration Exercise Ahead 2027 Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to commence a nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in preparation for the 2027 general elections.
This was disclosed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Benue State, Professor Sam Egwu, during a briefing in Makurdi on Monday.
According to Prof. Egwu, the CVR exercise is scheduled to begin on August 18, 2025, and is in accordance with constitutional provisions aimed at registering citizens who have reached the age of 18 since the last electoral cycle.
He further explained that the registration will be conducted across all 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), beginning with an online pre-registration phase via the official INEC platform
He explained that the online registration would be followed by in-person registration in all INEC Area Offices nationwide and other designated centres, starting from August 25, 2025, between 9am and 3pm each day, from Monday to Friday.
Egwu stressed that the exercise would address issues regarding inclusion of fresh persons who are not in the existing register as a result of turning 18 and above after the 2023 general election and were not able to register before because they were not in the country, in prison or were not interested.
“The exercise would also address issues of those whose cards were damaged, lost, or those who needed correction on the card or deliberate change or inclusion of any other parameters, or seeking intra and inter-state transfer, or from one ward to another or one polling unit to another.
“Registrants must not pay money or give gratification to anyone to be registered. You have to take advantage of the services early enough to avoid last-minute rush for attention so as to avoid the usual pains and hardships associated with the exercise in the past,” he advised.
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