The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the ongoing continuous voter registration indefinitely.
The exercise was initially scheduled to end on June 30.
INEC National Electoral Commissioner and Chairman (Information and Voter Education Committee), Festus Okoye, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
According to him, all Resident Electoral Commissioners and electoral officers have been directed to continue with the exercise pending further directives from the commission.
Okoye said the commission had consistently reiterated its resolve to continue to provide electoral services to Nigerians by registering all eligible persons.
A Federal High Court in Abuja had granted an order of interim injunction stopping INEC from ending voter registration on June 30, 2022.
“The matter came up on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, and based on the request of the commission, the court granted an accelerated hearing and adjourned the matter to Monday, July 4, 2022 for hearing of the substantive matter.”
