The National Elections Commission has disclosed that phased one of biometric voter registration exercises would go on as planned. The electoral body's clarification comes after complaints about not receiving all of the funding required to conduct the voter registration process. This then raised concerns that the NEC would be forced to postpone the start of the voter registration as scheduled from March 20 to April 9. This silence has been so since the Commission announced its intention in 2022 to use biometric systems for the March 20 voter registration exercise. Lansanah noted that civic and voter Education (CVE) activities for the voter registration have been ongoing in the six phase one counties since its launch on February 24.

Source: Daily Observer March 14, 2023 06:11 UTC