Traditional rulers in the state have expressed concern over the hiccups surrounding the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise in the state.
Some of them who spoke to the press at the Government House Awka, want the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to decentralize the exercise to the ward level.
According to the traditional ruler of Umuoji, Igwe Dr. Cyril Enweze, INEC should make enough provisions for vehicles, personnel and machines to ensure the smooth running of the exercise.
Igwe Enweze enjoined the citizenry and all security agencies to be vigilante to ensure that the electorate is not short changed in the electoral process.
On his part, the traditional ruler of Umuenwelum Anam in Anambra West Local Government Area, Igwe Michael Okoye , lamented that one data capturing machine for the entire local government area is not enough, coupled with the fact that the Local Government Headquarters situate at Nzam is not convenient for some of the electorate to register.
Contributing, the traditional ruler of Umuoba Anam in Anambra East Local Government area, Igwe George Ekwealor , admitted that registration is going on in Otuocha with three machines being used but the process is slow as more machines should be distributed to the wards to make the process easier for some disadvantaged persons.
In their separate reactions, the traditional ruler of Umumbo in Ayamelum Local Government area, Igwe Simeon Chidubem and his Ugbenu counterpart in Awka North Local Government area, Igwe Lawrence Egwuonwu, are of the opinion that the exercise in Anaku, Achalla and Amawbia is not satisfactory and should therefore be facilitated by INEC
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