The
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it would make
special provisions for IDPs outside Nigeria, particularly in Chad and
Niger republic, to vote in 2019 general elections.INEC chairman, Yakubu
Mahmood, disclosed this at a a stakeholders validation conference
yesterday December 12th.“IDPs in the neighbouring countries of Niger and
Chad who left their abodes due to insurgency in the North East would
not be denied their voting rights.”he saidThe commission had before the
2015 general elections pushed for an amendment of the Electoral Act
which gave rise to Section 26(1) of the 2015 Electoral Act (as amended).
The section provides that; “In the event of an emergency affecting an
election, the Commission shall, as far as possible, ensure that persons
displaced as a result of the emergency are not disenfranchised”. 2019: IDPs in Niger, Chad will be allowed to vote- INEC says
The
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it would make
special provisions for IDPs outside Nigeria, particularly in Chad and
Niger republic, to vote in 2019 general elections.INEC chairman, Yakubu
Mahmood, disclosed this at a a stakeholders validation conference
yesterday December 12th.“IDPs in the neighbouring countries of Niger and
Chad who left their abodes due to insurgency in the North East would
not be denied their voting rights.”he saidThe commission had before the
2015 general elections pushed for an amendment of the Electoral Act
which gave rise to Section 26(1) of the 2015 Electoral Act (as amended).
The section provides that; “In the event of an emergency affecting an
election, the Commission shall, as far as possible, ensure that persons
displaced as a result of the emergency are not disenfranchised”. 
