2023: INEC drops update on ‘Fake PVC Registration’ website – Nigeria(full statement)

FCT, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from a website asking Nigerians to register for their voter card after the closing of the exercise. The Permanent Voters Card (PVC) registration exercise officially ended on Sunday, July 31. The initial deadline for the registration was Saturday, July 30, but it was extended following public demand.

However, in a statement by its spokesperson, Festus Okoye, on Monday, August 1, the commission warned the public against a website claiming that the federal government had approved individual registration of the PV online.

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