Centre for Leadership in Journalism (CLEJ) of SMC organised the workshop in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands. According to Uzzi, the elections would feature 91 political parties and 84 million voters balloting in 1,568 constituencies.There are 8,809 registration areas or wards, 119, 973 polling units and 57,023 voting points, he added. On the issue of immigrants, under-age voting and difficulties experienced by voters in getting their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs), he disclosed that they were system problems that INEC alone could not resolve. “This is because age and nationality of a person are not identifiable by looks, and there are no working systems in the country to holistically ascertain them,” he added. Uzzi, however, listed the role of the media in the coming elections to include: providing information and awareness to citizens.voter education and enlightenment, and mobilisation through serving as platforms for national discourse.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2019 03:31 UTC