The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied extending the deadline of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), describing the report that it has agreed
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The joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission and Election Matters has rejected a proposal to allow married underage girls to vote during elections.
Investigation by our correspondent revealed that the proposal did not scale through when it was tabled before the Technical Committee on the Electoral Act Amendment at the end of its three-day retreat held in Abuja last week.
The technical panel consists of members of the National Assembly, Attorney-General/Minister of Justice, the INEC Chairman, notable stakeholders in election matters and heads of pro-democratic institutions
It was learnt that members of the joint panel, while reviewing the outcome of retreat, agreed with the positions canvassed by participants at the forum and dropped the proposal.