The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Edo and Ondo states by four days.

This is according to a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosing that about 120,458 eligible voters have so far registered since the exercise started.

The exercise started on May 27 and should end on June 5 but, following the extension, it will now end on June 9.

Olumekun also revealed that the number of centres have been increased beyond the 397 wards and the two state offices in Benin City and Akure to include all the 36 Local Government offices of the Commission, while also making more machines available for areas with difficult terrain or communal issues.