INEC dismisses Rumors of Voter Registration ending January 31st

INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed the rumors circulating that the deadline for the voters registration will be on the January 31, 2018.

The commission, in a tweet, described the information as false misleading.

The registration will continue, the commission wrote, until a date for its suspension is announced much later in the year.

Rumours have been going round on different platforms that the Commission will be ending the CVR on 31/01/18. This information is false & misleading. The exercise is ongoing& will continue until the Commission announces a suspension much later in the year in accordance to the law

Rumours have been going round on different platforms that the Commission will be ending the CVR on 31/01/18. This information is false & misleading. The exercise is ongoing& will continue until the Commission announces a suspension much later in the year in accordance to the law

— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) January 23, 2018