2023 Election: Senate Urges INEC To Allow Prison Inmates To Vote

The Senate has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow registered and eligible prison inmates to vote during all general elections in the country.

The Upper Chamber discussed this during plenary on Tuesday when it considered a motion on The prerogative of Prison Inmates to vote in general elections in Nigeria sponsored by Senator Abba Moro.They called on INEC to determine the status of the inmates that are constitutionally and legally qualified to be registered as eligible voters and should vote at elections.

They urged INEC and all relevant agencies to carry out a voracious voter’s enlightenment in prisons in Nigeria, to educate the inmates of their rights and necessity to exercise their franchise in general elections. Also, according to the lawmakers, INEC register update its register of voters to take into account the prison population for the purpose of elections. INEC in collaboration with the Nigeria Correctional Service should also locate voting centres at custodial centres across the country to be used for voting.

The Senate further urged the INEC to allow duly registered and eligible prison-electorates to exercise their franchise during all general elections in Nigeria.

This pple ehhh

Woooow prisoner can now vote

You say no to people in the diaspora voting, but want prisoners to vote. Says alot about the kind of people these senators are. Want to remain in power forever.

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If complete transparency of the process is assured, cos prisons could end up as a vote factory with manufactured numbers.

Nawa for these our lawmakers o, prisoners wey no get voter's card. How they won take vote

Op they r sincere Abt it

They want to create room for rigging.

Orisirisi 🥴

So that they can perfect massive rigging. Cause no one knows what is going on in there.

Now! That's thoughtful....

The voting is not my problem, it's the shady stuff behind the concept🧟 🙆I hope they're planning to make the prison conducive for the inmates

Rigging just started. 2023Elections

Constitutionally they don't have the right, unless our politicians have a mission.

WTF!!! We have kangaroos as lawmakers. What happened to those in the diaspora?

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