The number of ineligible registrants in Kano State was determined by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday at the conclusion of the Automated Biometric Identification System.
At a meeting with representatives of election stakeholders, Zango Abdu, the new resident electoral commissioner in Kano, stated that 12,298 944 Nigerians successfully registered as new voters at the conclusion of the operation.
He said, “The preliminary register of voters in Kano State currently stands at 5,927,565.
“It is preliminary because Section 19 (1) and (2) of the Electoral Act 2022 requires the Commission to display the hard copies of the register of voters for each registration area (Ward) and Local Government Area (and simultaneously publish the entire register on the Commission’s website) for a period of two weeks for scrutiny, claims and objections, by citizens not later than 90 days to a general election.”
The REC also reaffirmed that, in accordance with Sections 83, 85, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, and 95 of the Electoral Act of 2022, the commission will continue to keep an eye on political party activities and track the finances of all political parties.
For the proper and peaceful conduct of political party campaigns, rallies, and processions, he urged politicians to carefully review and pay attention to the provisions of the Constitution, the Electoral Act, The Police Act, and The Public Order Act. He also added that the commission would continue to track the campaign finances and its activities, as required by law.
The REC further emphasized that the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System for voter accreditation and the transfer of results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal on Election Day would go as planned.
He concluded by stating that there would be no incident form that would permit ineligible voters to cast ballots during elections using another voter’s Permanent Voters Card.
