The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says visibly underage persons who attempt to vote during the 2023 elections will be arrested. Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner for information and voter education, said this on Monday during an interview on ‘The Morning Show’, a programme by Arise Television. Okoye said in an effort to address issues around underage registration, INEC has summoned all its officers in areas where underage registrations were recorded.
As we dey gear up for the 2023 elections wey go kickstart with the presidential election on 25th february 2023, na him INEC national chairman for information and voter education Fetus Okoye, don come out come talk say any underage person wey come out come vote, dem go arrest such persons. Well... I like as dem they loud as to our hearing and I know say na naija we dey and there's still going to be defaulters and we know say na for northern part of naija na im this underage voters registration dey common, but INEC go fit really persecute this persons? Also, INEC say dem get 93.5 registered voters and dem go publish the list on 16 January before the election go start... Wetin una think concerning making the registered voters list public?
The parents will also be arrested for aiding and abetting such a venture.
This one go dey hard to carry out ooo... As most of the underage voters wey be Almajiri with no parent, wey dey street dey beg with plates... how dem want take arrest the parent? Abi dem just dey talk am so that parents and guardians go advise their wards?
Source:
https://www.thecable.ng/visibly-underage-persons-who-attempt-to-vote-will-be-arrested-says-inec/amp