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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
said it would soon release the full report of its investigation into alleged
under-aged voting in the Kano election report.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this
during an interaction with political editors of media organisations on Saturday
in Lagos.
He, however, said that based on the demand by some
stakeholders, the commission would soon release the report submitted by the
committee set up to investigate the allegations. Yakubu, speaking on the
clean-up of the voter register, said that the commission would continue to
strengthen the register.
He added that while the commission had been working
on the clean-up of the register, no single Nigerian had officially complained
to INEC about the inclusion of ineligible persons.
Yakubu said as part of measures to clean up the
register, the commission pasted the details of new registrants nationwide as
well as given each registered political party a copy of the register for claims
and objections.
Yakubu said that when the Kano investigation was
conducted, the commission agreed to give the register to civil society organizations
and the media.
He said that would be done without infringing on the
right of Nigerians to apply for the register once they paid to the commission
the relevant fee stipulated by the law.
Yakubu added that one of the innovations INEC had
brought into the registration process was that registered voters could now
check the status of their registration online. Answering another question on
allegation that officers of the commission demanded for money before they
register voters, said the registration and collection of cards was free.
He admonished Nigerians to report to the commission
if any of its staff demanded for money.
