Nigerians reacts to INEC statement on registration of underage voters

Nigerians on social media have expressed worry over the competence of
the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct free
and fair elections in 2019.

This is in respect to viral report where some underage voters were
being registered in some parts of the country.

INEC had in response to the allegations explained that underage voters
were registered because the lives of registration officers were being
threatened by some members of the community.

INEC's Director of Publicity and Voter Education, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi
said officials out of fear for their lives and threats by community
members registered underaged voters, adding that the process of
registration and voting could never be perfect because it was a human
endeavour. /

This has stirred up complaints from Nigerians as they query the
competency of INEC to conduct free and fair elections in the
forthcoming 2019 elections.

Here are some comments:

@balogun "INEC said some underage voters were being registered in some
parts of the country (mainly in the North) because the lives of
registration officers were being threatened by some members of the
community.

@osmosis "Is this the INEC that you expected to conduct free & fair elections?

@juelz "2019 election will massively rigged with under aged children
especially in the north

@lonevoice What kind of foolish reasoning you're advancing? Who did
the voter registration? In 2011, 2015 general election did underaged
not voted in the North? This has always been a recurring issue. But
because it's happening in the North, the owners of Nigeria, everybody
is keeping quiet

@johnpius "It's sad,that you guys (INEC) don't want to be held
responsible for the under age voters. Since d election was not
conducted by u(INEC). Which body is responsible for d registration of
Voters card in Nigeria? .

@solaowo "@inecnigeria that is not an acceptable excuse because the
under aged voters were registered by inec officials and carry once
PVC. It's a preclude to what will happen in 2019 General election

@drolawwy "2019 election particularly the presidential election can't
be free & fair except the current INEC chair is remove, if not there
wl b chaos post election @alagbaken "

@soso "INEC explanations on Kano polls is, to the best of my
knowledge, not impressive at all & secondly, the utterances of some
sitting Governors as reported in the media is unbelievable to say the
least. But there is time to sincerely look & improve on the situations
that went viral.

@mojiaima "INEC claims underage voters being registered cos life of
its officers are threatened, yet same Inec added the underage to its
statistics of registered voters. under the watchful eye of Mr
Integrity

@babasola " INEC can't stop underage voting in the North because their
staff will be killed. When we told you Buhari did not win elections in
2015 you said it's a lie.