{"id":177520,"date":"2025-09-03T13:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/governor-sule-raises-alarm-over-poor-voter-registration"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:27:45","slug":"governor-sule-raises-alarm-over-poor-voter-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/governor-sule-raises-alarm-over-poor-voter-registration","title":{"rendered":"Governor Sule Raises Alarm Over Poor Voter Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has expressed deep concern over the low level of participation by residents in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, represented by his Deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, made the remarks on Wednesday in Lafia during the official flag-off of the All Progressives Congress, APC, grassroots sensitisation and voter education campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The event also marked the second anniversary of the state APC Chairman, Aliyu Bello, and Secretary, Yairus Dagusa, in office.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Sule noted that available data shows Nasarawa is lagging behind other states in the voter registration process, stressing that this trend poses a threat to the state\u2019s political influence in future elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the figures recently published, Nasarawa State is among the lowest in terms of participation in the ongoing CVR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a call for us to return to our constituencies, wards and polling units to mobilise our people to register. Without voter registration, they cannot exercise their rights in the 2027 general elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While congratulating the APC leadership for their two years of service, Sule commended the efforts of both past and present party executives for steering the party to victories and urged them to continue working in unity.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Danladi Jatau, applauded the initiative, warning that the state\u2019s rapidly growing population does not reflect in the number of registered voters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur population is rising, but our number of registered voters is embarrassingly low.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge every resident to take this exercise seriously, obtain their Permanent Voter Cards, and be ready to vote in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs lawmakers, we will continue to enact laws that protect the rights of our people while supporting the executive in delivering good governance,\u201d Jatau said.<\/p>\n<p>In his address, APC Chairman Aliyu Bello reaffirmed the party\u2019s loyalty to Governor Sule, revealing that the state\u2019s party executives had unanimously agreed to back any candidate he endorses for the 2027 governorship race, regardless of senatorial district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs loyal party members, we are ready to stand behind whoever His Excellency chooses as the APC flag bearer in 2027. Our focus is unity and victory for the party,\u201d Bello declared.<\/p>\n<p>The event drew a large gathering of APC stakeholders, including federal and state lawmakers, commissioners, local government chairmen, and grassroots leaders from across all 13 LGAs of the state.<\/p>\n<p>INEC had earlier commenced the in-person phase of the CVR on August 25, 2025, following a week of online pre-registration, which ended on August 30.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has expressed deep concern over the low level of participation by residents in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, exercise conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. 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