INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by two weeks.

According to information obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday, the registration will be concluded at the end of August.

The extension is coming a few days after TakeItBack Movement, OurMumuDonDo Movement, as well as the Presidential Aspirants Coming Together (PACT) initiative, and concerned Civil Society Organisations, met with officials of INEC to call for an extension of the deadline to enable more Nigerians participate.

Also, INEC has just registered another 23 political parties to participate in the forthcoming 2019 general elections.

The national chairpersons and secretaries of the new parties have been invited the to receive their respective certificates of registration at the INEC headquarters on August 16 in Abuja.

The registration of the 23 new political parties brings to 91, the total number of political parties in the country.