Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) has directed all Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to droop publicity and preparations for the deliberate voter revalidation train.
Earlier, the fee had introduced that the nationwide train would start on April 13, 2026, as a part of efforts to replace the voter register forward of the 2027 basic elections.
In a letter signed by its secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, INEC had instructed RECs to start mandatory preparations, together with sourcing personnel and making ready INEC Voter Enrolment Units (IVED).
The preliminary timeline indicated that the train would start on the native authorities degree from April 13 to Could 2, transfer to the registration space degree from Could 5 to Could 11, after which proceed to polling items from Could 13 to Could 19.
Nevertheless, the fee has now ordered that each one such plans be placed on maintain pending additional directives.
INEC additionally introduced a change in its scheduled assembly with RECs. The assembly, initially deliberate to carry bodily on Thursday, April 9 at 11:00 a.m., will now be performed just about by way of Zoom.
“Additional to the discover of assembly dated third April 2026, please be told that the assembly of the fee with Resident Electoral Commissioners scheduled for Thursday, ninth April 2026 at 11.00am will now maintain just about by way of Zoom,” the discover learn.
The fee suggested RECs to stay of their respective states and await login particulars for the digital assembly.
“Consequently, RECs are suggested to stay of their states and await the login particulars which will probably be shared as soon as the assembly is ready up,” INEC mentioned.
It additional directed that each one publicity and preparations associated to the voter revalidation train be suspended.
“RECs are additionally directed to step down all publicity and preparations for the voter revalidation train and await additional directives from the fee,” the discover added.