The Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) being conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded poor turnout in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State.
A visit by the News Agency Correspondent to INEC’s office on Monday in Okitipupa, reports that few people showed up for the exercise while electoral officers were seen attending to them.
The CVR online registration began on Aug. 18 while the physical registration commenced on Monday, Aug. 25 for people of 18 years above and for those who lost their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) and those who wanted to transfer their PVC from one polling unit to another.
Mr Adedayo Fakorede, the INEC Electoral Officer, told NAN that the low turnout was expected because the physical registration has just begun.
He added that INEC had taken the CVR sensitisation to churches, mosques and markets in Okitipupa to create awareness for the exercise.
“On our part, we took the CVR campaign to churches, mosques and market place in order to create awareness for the exercise.
“We are just stating the physical registration today and being Monday too, so the low turnout is expected but afterwards many will still come for the exercise.
“The exercise is hit-free as our staff are attending to people on ground and everything is going as expected,” Fakorede said.
He, however, urged residents to come out en mass for the exercise, saying that the CVR exercise was for more people to be able to exercise their franchise through the ballot in subsequent elections.
One of the registrants, Ardo Godwin, said that had made several attempts to register online but was unable due to poor connectivity, noting that “I had to visit the centre for registration.”
