Kebbi REC Urges Voters To Go For Physical Registration

Ahead of the 2027 elections, Kebbi State resident electoral commissioner REC), Abubakar Sarkin Dambo, has urged eligible voters to visit registration centres and register physically to obtain their permanent voter cards (PVCs) to vote in 2027.

He made the request yesterday at a stakeholders’ meeting On the resumption of phase II of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) at INEC headquarters in Birnin Kebbi.

Sarkin Pawa Dambo further revealed that the essence of the stakeholders meeting was as result of the poor CVR registration witnessed by the Commission in the 1st phase of the CVR registration exercise.

He said, ” From the last phase of the exercise, about eighty percent voters have registered via e- registration instead of physical which recorded a lot of complaints of omissions of names, photos among others.”

“So, that is why we summoned this Stakeholders Meeting which consists of community leaders, political party leaders, NOA, media organisations, and the security agencies to sensitise the general public especially, voters on the importance of physical registration than e-registration,” he added.

The INEC boss in the state called on the stakeholders to disseminate the importance of physical registration to all eligible voters in the state so that the 2nd phase exercise will be successful.

He noted that the Commission will soon release a timetable for the commencement of the 2nd phase exercise to the general public which is expected to commence between February 2 to April 10, 2026 in the registration area centres, and wards in each of the 21 local government areas of Kebbi State.

He also assured that INEC will conduct a free, fair and successful elections in the state in 2027.