Politics No Plans to Stagger 2015 Elections - INEC

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Dr Adekunle Ogunmola, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Lagos State, on Wednesday, said the commission would not stagger the 2015 general elections to avoid the problems encountered in Anambra.

In an interview with newsmen on Wednesday, he said that the problem associated with that election was a blessing in disguise.

“In fact, it is going to be a lot easier for us. But, I want to say that I see the problem associated with Anambra election as a blessing in disguise because we were thinking that it was going to be error-proof.

``We see this as an eye opener and it has compelled us to crosscheck our crossed T's and dotted I's again.

On voter register, Ogunmola said that the commission had commenced de-duplication of double registrants ahead of 2015.

“The figure for Lagos is going to drop because double registration will be removed and when we display, people will now be able to see whether their names are still there or not,’’ he said.

Ogunmola gave the electorate the assurance that continuous voter registration would afford them the opportunity to register so that their data would be recorded.

He said those who registered twice following the commission's own instructions to them would not be penalised and would be given the opportunity of registering normally so as to capture their full details.

On voter apathy, the commissioner argued that it would not solely be the responsibility of INEC to remove apathy as witnessed in Anambra.

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