Members of the pro-democracy movement, OurMuMuDonDo, staged a peaceful protest at the National Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the perceived lapses in the ongoing Continuous Voters’ Registration (CVR) exercise nationwide.

In a statement signed by National Secretary of OurMumuDonDo, Raphael Adebayo; Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju; Convener of Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy, Ariyo Dare-Atoye, and others, the group said:

"We commend INEC on some of its ongoing efforts to improve our electoral process, however, the movement wishes to engage the commission on the following challenges encumbering mass participation of the Nigerian people in the electoral process.

“The challenge of voters’ registration in different parts of the country, especially with regards to the unavailability of required registration centres in most of the states in Nigeria.

“The challenge of voters’ apathy and disenfranchisement as a result of the longtime practice of rigidity in the electoral process.

“The challenge of conspicuous deficiencies with regards to electronic voting, the compilation of results, and accurate documentation and reportage of the number of voters nationwide." 

The protesters were received by INEC officials, who led their representatives into the premises to submit the protest letter.

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