Threats to the 2023 general election grew stronger on Wednesday, with the Independent National Electoral Commission raising concerns that more than 45 percent of all registered voters have been found to be invalid as at January 14, 2022.
However, the commission stated that 1,390,519 Permanent Voter Cards are still valid.
While describing the situation as difficult, the commission stated that it would continue to clean up the voter rolls.
The chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said these during a press conference in Abuja where he also raised fears about security challenges on the election.
He said, “We are all concerned about the security challenges. But the environment must be secured for INEC to conduct the election. We are liaising with the security agencies to secure the environment for us to Conduct the 2023 elections.”