One million Nigerians May Not Vote In 2015- Says INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that more than a million Nigerians displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States may not be able to vote in next year’s general elections.

Making the disclosure on Monday was INEC spokesman Kayode Idowu, who stated that the only condition that will make these set of people be eligible to vote is if the Electoral Act is amended before the 2015 general elections.

“Unless the act is amended, the IDPs (internally displaced persons) issue could expose the election to legal challenges by the losing party,” the INEC spokesman was quoted by Reuters. 

 

 

 

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INEC spokesman, Kayode Idowu.

Idowu: “INEC is hoping that some amendment will happen to the legal framework to make it feasible for IDPs to vote.” 

 

He disclosed that INEC is in the process of identifying displaced persons camps and counting the number of people potentially excluded.