“INEC in exercise of its powers under Section 40(2) of the Electoral Act, 2022, has allotted voters from overcrowded polling units to less congested polling units within the same location to promote a more pleasant and stress free voting experience on election day.

“Please visit the INEC’s Voter Verification System on:..

Nigerian voters display their PVCs prior to voting at an election. Nigerians will return to the polls in February 2023. Photo: AFP

Nigerian voters display their PVCs prior to voting at an election. Nigerians will return to the polls in February 2023


The guidance was given by the commission in a brief message headed "Information for all eligible voters," which was issued on Sunday in Abuja.

This was crucial to the commission since it had transferred certain authorized voters from overcrowded polling units to less congested polling units within the same locality to enhance a stress-free voting experience on election day.

“INEC in exercise of its powers under Section 40(2) of the Electoral Act, 2022, has allotted voters from overcrowded polling units to less congested polling units within the same location to promote a more pleasant and stress free voting experience on election day."

“Please visit the INEC’s Voter Verification System on: cvr.inecnigeria.org/vvs or voters.inecnigeria.org to check your name on the register of voters and confirm the location of your polling unit where you will vote on election day,” it stated. However, when zeeny30.com visited a widely reported link www.cvr.inecnigeria.org/vvs on February 14, 2023, which was also reported by The Guardian the link reported NOT FOUND. 

However, a visit to voters.inecnigeria.org yielded the result https://cvr.inecnigeria.org/vvs leading us to make the necessary adjustment which could have been caused by a faulty URL.

The commission also stated that the list of registered voters in each of the 176,846 polling stations across the country will be on display prior to election day.

“Eligible voters are encouraged to visit their polling units to check for their name on the register and confirm location of their polling unit where they will vote on election day,” INEC recommended.

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