The parallel registration drive of recruits by the National Youth Service was ill-timed, the IEBC said yesterday. While verifiying the BVR kits at Gigiri police station, IEBC chief executive Ezra Chiloba said the NYS had not communicated they were conducting a parallel listing for the NYS recruits under their empowerment programme. We have suspended all the NYS activities until we are through with the mass voter registration,” he said. Chiloba said the suspension will stand until the voter registration is verified and certified. The government refuted claims the NYS service men were being used to conduct a parallel voter registration.

Source: The Star February 14, 2017 20:11 UTC