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INEC explains use of new registration device for CVR
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it adopted the use of Voter Enrolment Device (VED) for resumption of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) to deepen the use of technology in electoral process.
Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this when he spoke with our correspondent on Monday in Abuja.
He announced that the VED which was based on android tablet would arrive in the country on May 31, for the CVR to resume on June 28.
Okoye said the commission had retired the Direct Data Capture Machine (DDCM) used during the previous registration, and in its place would be an enrolment device.
He said that the VEDs would offer a lot of benefits including a very good facial detection and fingerprint live detection.
The national commissioner listed VEDs benefits to include compact and easy mobility, as well as “meeting the requirements of the National Digital Identity Ecosystem.
“The VED is different from DDC machines, because the main component of the DDCM, which is the laptop computer, is being replaced with a tablet computer.
“The device is more compact than the DDCM. It is a new generation device because the components are of better and newer technologies than the DDCM.
“As the time for the roll-out approaches, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will update the nation on the modalities for the roll-out and the number of centres available to Nigerians.’’
Okoye said that in compliance with section 10(2) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), INEC would adopt a hybrid method involving both in person registration and online.
“Nigerians who are not computer literate or who live in rural areas can start and finish their registration at any of the designated registration centres.
“Those with computers, tablets or smart phones can start their registration online and complete their biometrics at any of the designated centres.
“The online portal will have a registration area and polling unit locator that will assist registrants locate the registration area and polling unit nearest to them,’’ he said.
Okoye said that Yakubu would update Nigerians on the number of Voting Points and Voting Point Settlements converted to stand alone and full-fledged polling units, and the total number of polling units in Nigeria.
“INEC has broken a 25-year-old jinx relating to the expansion of voter access to polling units, and Nigerians will have at their disposal new polling units.
“The polling units will enable persons with disability, pregnant women and the elderly to access the units with less stress.
“Such polling units will be easily accessible and user-friendly. It will make for physical distancing and will enable our ad hoc staff to carry out their constitutional and legal duties comfortably,’’ he said.
Okoye said that the voter registration was at the heart of the democratic process, as it would enable Nigerians who had attained the constitutional age for registration to register and exercise their democratic franchise.
“Therefore, Nigerians that meet the constitutional and legal threshold for registration will have the opportunity to register,’’ Okoye said.
He said that Yakubu, at his April 1, news conference, noted that the CRV was open to all Nigerians who were 18 years of age and have never been registered to vote.
The official said that the registration would also be opened to any registered voter, who had any issue during accreditation at previous elections, so that the agency could rectify such problems.
“All registered voters who wish to transfer their voting locations from the present one to another; all registered voters who have lost their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) or whose PVCs have been defaced or damaged.
“Also to all registered voters, who wish to correct their information such as misspellings of names, dates of birth etc,’’ he said.
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BREAKING: Trump Threatens Military Action, Declares Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’ — Orders Probe
By: Fabian Apechihin
U.S. President Donald J. Trump has warned that the United States could halt all aid to Nigeria and has ordered the Pentagon to prepare for possible military action if the Nigerian government does not stop what he described as the killing of Christians in the country.
Posting on his Truth Social account, Trump said the U.S. may go into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing” to “wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” and asked congressional figures to investigate the matter and report back to him. He also announced that he had placed Nigeria on a watch list as a “Country of Particular Concern” for religious-freedom violations.
Nigeria’s federal government has rejected the claims, saying the allegations “do not reflect the situation on the ground” and stressing that Nigerians of all faiths live and worship together. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Nigeria remains committed to fighting terrorism and protecting the rights of all citizens, and that it will engage Washington to clarify regional dynamics and the country’s security efforts.
The president’s statement has already drawn international attention and media coverage, and follows recent calls by some U.S. lawmakers and advocacy groups expressing concern about attacks on religious communities in parts of Nigeria. Nigerian officials, including the Minister of Information, have repeatedly argued that violent actors in the country target people across faiths and that available data do not support claims of targeted, state-enabled “genocide.”
This is a developing story; major news agencies—including Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera, and others—are reporting on the exchange between Washington and Abuja.
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…hails former chairman Garba on impactful tenure
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin
The Vice Chancellor of the University of ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has congratulated members of the newly elected Executive Committee of the Correspondents’ Chapel of Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), led by Mr Biola Azeez, the State Editor of the Nigerian Tribune newspapers.
In a congratulatory message to the new NUJ leaders, Prof. Egbewole also lauded the immediate past Chairman, Mr Abdulhakeem Garba of Channels Television for successfully handing over to a successor.
A statement made available to news men in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Saturday by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, expressed the Vice Chancellor’s delight over the outcome of the election, saying that the peaceful conduct of the election and the absence of any rancour in its aftermath have shown the Correspondents’ Chapel as truly the flagship crop of journalists in Kwara State.
Prof. Egbewole also said that this development has further raised the public rating of the Correspondents’ Chapel, whose members constitute the crux of the membership of the elite UNILORIN Accredited Press Corps (UAPC).
While wishing the new exco members a successful and impactful tenure of office, the Vice Chancellor expressed the hope that the new NUJ officials would carry every member of the Union along to justify the confidence reposed in them.
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Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin
In a smooth transition of leadership, Biola Azeez, the Kwara state correspondent of the Tribune newspapers, has emerged as the new Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council.
Azeez’s emergence by affirmation marks the end of the tenure of the Mallam AbdulHakeem Garba-led executive committee, ushering in a new leadership phase for the elite body of journalists covering the state.
Also elected by affirmation were Ibrahim Alege of TVC as Vice Chairman, Sikirat Shehu of BusinessDay as Financial Secretary, and Afusat Agunbiade of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as Treasurer. .
In the only contested positions, Mosunmola Ayobami of Western Post defeated Okufemi Akobi of AIT by 27 votes to 4 to become the new Secretary, while Oluseyi DaSilva of Arise TV triumphed over Taiye Joseph of Kogi Graphics in another closely watched race to bec the new Auditor of the Chapel.
The new leadership is expected to build on the achievements of the outgoing executive in promoting professional excellence and strengthening collaboration between the media and public institutions in Kwara State.
In his acceptance speech, Biola Azeez commended the immediate past executives of the Chapel on standard set, pledging that his administration would improve on professionalism and welfare of members.
He also said that efforts would be made to improve on relationship with government and other newsmakers in the state in order to perform more effectively and serve as watch dog of the society.
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