Nigeria- Friday 2, April 2021: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it will commence a nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) on June 28 across the 774 local government areas of the federation.

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of INEC, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.

Yakubu revealed the exercise will be conducted nationwide from June 28 and it will be carried out throughout the year, 2021 and the third quarter of next year, 2022.

He further stated that the exercise would take off in Anambra State due to the governorship election slated for 6 November in the state.

The INEC boss, when asked if the National Identity Number (NIN) would be made mandatory for the CVR, said that would not be the case.

He, however, explained that the NIN could be used at the point of registration as part of the means of identification.