Kebbi INEC warns against multiple voter registration, Under Age Registration in Kebbi

By Abdullahi Tukur, Birnin Kebbi


Kebbi state Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said it will not condone multiple voter registration and under age registration by the people across the state.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner incharge of Kebbi state, Abubakar Dambo Sarkin Pawa, gave warning at a press briefing on the announcement on the commencement of 2025 continuous voter registration in Kebbi state.

He explained that, the online registration portal opens on August the 18th, 2025 while in person registration will commence on August, the 25th, 2025, across the state in all working days ” potential voter registrants are free to begin online registration online while others can begin theirs in person on August, the 25th,2025,.

Dambo Sarkin Pawa, added that those who turned eighteen are now eligible and therefore  admonished to use the period to register to obtain permanent voter cards (PVC), saying under age and multiple registration is a severe criminal offence  and will not be taken lightly.

INEC Kebbi state, registered over two million voters in 2023 and over eighty percent of voters cards have been collected leaving behind few uncollected cards.

The new registration affects those with mutilated PVCs, those who relocated to new residences.