The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence the second phase of the nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) on Monday in Ondo State.

This is contained in a statement on Friday in Akure by Oluwatoyin Babalola, INEC resident electoral commissioner (REC) in Ondo State.

Mr Babalola, who said the first phase of the CVR was conducted between August 25 and December 10, 2025, said 35,040 registrations were recorded in the state during the exercise.

The REC said the second phase aims to address the challenges of long distances to registration centres and difficult terrain and to ensure that all eligible registrants are adequately captured.

According to her, the commission has approved the rotation of the INEC voter enrolment device (IVED) across the 203 registration areas (RAs) within the 18 local government areas (LGAs) in Ondo State.

“The IVED rotation will run for a period of 50 days, commencing from February 2 to April 10, 2026, excluding weekends and public holidays. A comprehensive IVED rotation schedule has been developed to ensure equitable development across all the LGAs in the state.

“Details of the schedule are available at all LGA offices in the state. A summary of activities recorded during the first phase of the CVR conducted in the state from August 25 to December 10, 2025, includes 18,311 fresh registrations and 177 persons with disabilities (PWD) (new registrations).

“We also had 9,501 transfers, 2,399 corrections, 3,784 lost/damaged permanent voter cards (PVCs), and 1,868 old PVCs collected,” she said.

Ms Babalola, therefore, urged all eligible registrants, particularly those residing in remote and underserved areas, to take advantage of the opportunity by visiting the nearest RA during the scheduled IVED rotations.

“For further inquiries, members of the public are advised to contact their respective LGA INEC offices or the help desk on phone numbers 08061238464, 08034001751, and 08068958359,” the REC said.

(NAN)