Multiple Registation: There Is Nobody Whose Name Appears Twice – INEC

Chief Press Secretary for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kayode Idowu, yesterday said that the commission was aware of the controversy surrounding the multiple registration of Willie Obiano, the candidate of the All Peoples Grand Alliance (APGA) in next Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. But the INEC official avoided saying if Mr. Obiano would be disqualified for that reason.

According to him, the law of the country was clear that multiple registration was illegal and anyone caught doing so would face prosecution and possibly jail time. He, however, said that his commission had put in place some software that identifies double registration and deletes one.

“We have used software that retains only the latest registration,” Mr. Idowu said, adding, “There is nobody whose name appears twice.

“INEC has put a lot in place to make sure the Anambra elections will be the best,” he said.