Voter register irregularities: 'You must explain how it happened' - CDD to INEC

The Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD, West Africa, has called connected the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to supply a elaborate mentation of the irregularities discovered successful the nationalist elector registry and instrumentality measures to forestall a recurrence.

Speaking connected Arise News connected Saturday evening, Chibuike Mgbeahuruike, who is the Election Lead astatine CDD West Africa, said INEC indispensable spell beyond identifying individuals liable for the irregularities and analyse the circumstances that allowed the lapses to occur.

Mgbeahuruike's telephone followed INEC’s caller disclosure that it had identified 54 individuals from 10 states allegedly liable for irregularities successful the elector registration process.

He acknowledged the commission’s determination to recognise the problems and place those involved, describing it arsenic a affirmative measurement towards addressing concerns surrounding the integrity of the elector register.

However, Mgbeahuruike stressed that Nigerians merit to cognize however the irregularities happened and what measures the electoral assemblage intends to present to forestall akin incidents successful the future.

“INEC has made a bully s...