The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the Continuous Voter Registration in Edo, Ogun, Plateau and Lagos states by two days.

The extension was announced by the Resident Electoral Commissioners in each of the states.

In Edo State, the REC, Mr. Baritor Kpagih, explained that the extension was necessary to create additional opportunity for intending voters in the state to get registered.

Some intending voters in Edo had on Sunday decried the poor conduct of the exercise due to inadequate manpower and data-capturing machines at the designated centres, which had left many of them unregistered.

The political parties in the state had also complained about the registration process saying the data capturing machine and ad hoc staffs were inadequate

The All Progressives Congress in a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Mr. Godwin Erhahon, urged the commission to provide a five-day extension and to provide more competent hands.

The Peoples Democratic Party in Edo described the two-day extension as “grossly inadequate” to attend to the high number of eligible residents who were yet to be registered.

The Chairman of PDP in the state, Chief Dan Orbih, explained that reports from the party’s agents showed clearly that the exercise was faced by a lot of challenges.

In Ogun, the state’s REC, Mr. Sam Olumekun, announced the extension in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta.

He said the extension was in view of the challenges encountered during the ongoing exercise in the state.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission wishes to inform the general public that the exercise has been extended by two days. It will now end on Wednesday, November 19, as against Monday, November 17,”

The REC warned citizens not to engage in multiple registrations because it’s a punishable offence.

The Lagos State REC, Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the extension was to enable the commission to register more eligible voters.

“We want all eligible voters whose names are not on our Electronic Voters Register to take advantage of that and get registered. But people should avoid multiple or double registration as this will deprive them of voting in future elections,” he said.

Also, INEC has extended the CVR in Plateau State by two days. The exercise, which was scheduled to end on Monday (today) will now end on Wednesday. The REC , Alhaji Habu Zarma, enjoined all resident of plateau state to take advantage of the two days registration and get registered

 The exercise was also extended in kano and imo state as well