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INEC says it is resuming the continuous voter registration to enable those who have attained 18 years and those who did not register previously to do so. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it planned to create 2,673 registration centres and deploy 5,346 officials for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) scheduled to resume June 28. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the commission’s emergency meeting with security agencies under the auspices of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). Mr Yakubu said INEC was preparing for the resumption of the nationwide CVR to enable Nigerians who have attained the age of 18 years and those who did not register previously to do so. “Similarly, registered voters who wish to change their voting locations and those who wish to correct their names and other details on their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) can do so. “We plan to create 2,673 registration centres and deploy 5,346 officials f