Gentlemen and Ladies of the Press, thank you for honoring our invitation to address you at a time you should be resting at home and enjoying the holidays. As you can see from the issues we are raising below, the situation is really urgent.

Voters’ Registration shall be fully computerized and based on biometric data to detect and eliminate multiple registrations. The process should be ongoing in order to ensure that Nigerians upon attaining the age of 18 can register in their constituencies. INEC should take advantage of the data and mandate of the National Population Commission and Directorate of Civic Registration, so that routine cross-referencing can be on a sustained basis.