INEC fixes July 18 for distribution of voter cards in Kwara

Chief Timothy Ibitoye, Kwara Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), on Tuesday said the commission would commence the distribution of permanent voter cards in the state from July 18.

Ibitoye said this at the inauguration of a 13-member Inter-Agency Advisory Committee on Voters Education and Publicity (SICVEP) in Ilorin.

He said that the exercise would last till July 28, after which he said, the commission would embark on continuous voter registration.

The REC said that the committee members were drawn from the Federal and State Government Agencies as well as professional bodies, to assist the commission in the public enlightenment of voters.

Ibitoye listed six terms of reference of the committee to include ensuring inter-agency cooperation in voter education and promoting partnership.

Others are ensuring proper co-ordination and monitoring of voter education activities, standardising and streamlining voter education messages and materials.

Ibitoye said that though the commission had partnered other agencies in the past, this was the first time it would be engaging a wider range of agencies.

According to him, the purpose of broadening the committee in the task of education and enlightenment is to reach the electorate, particularly at the grassroots.

Ibitoye described the activities of the committee as part of the commission’s effort of ensuring credible elections