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| Nigerian voters given extra time | Nigerian voters given extra time |
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| The deadline for Nigerians to register for elections has been extended to Friday because of a last-minute rush. | The deadline for Nigerians to register for elections has been extended to Friday because of a last-minute rush. |
| People queued for hours to beat Tuesday's deadline, but officials could not cope the turnout and a new computerised registration system. | People queued for hours to beat Tuesday's deadline, but officials could not cope the turnout and a new computerised registration system. |
| On Monday, workers were given a holiday to register as the voters roll was still some 10m below its 60m target. | On Monday, workers were given a holiday to register as the voters roll was still some 10m below its 60m target. |
| April's polls should see the first transfer of power from one elected leader to another since independence. | April's polls should see the first transfer of power from one elected leader to another since independence. |
| Current President Olusegun Obasanjo is stepping down at the end of a second four-year term. | Current President Olusegun Obasanjo is stepping down at the end of a second four-year term. |
| Scramble | Scramble |
| Different groups have tried all sorts of things to get people enthusiastic about becoming voters. | Different groups have tried all sorts of things to get people enthusiastic about becoming voters. |
| The registration has been extended by three days... due to the unusual turnout Scramble to beat the deadline Inec's Andy Ezeani | The registration has been extended by three days... due to the unusual turnout Scramble to beat the deadline Inec's Andy Ezeani |
| Some local governments have even threatened to withhold services to people who did not register. | Some local governments have even threatened to withhold services to people who did not register. |
| One senior Catholic bishop said he would deny communion to those without voter cards. | One senior Catholic bishop said he would deny communion to those without voter cards. |
| The BBC's Senan Murray in the capital, Abuja, says their tactics seem to have paid off. | The BBC's Senan Murray in the capital, Abuja, says their tactics seem to have paid off. |
| He said in many registration centres across the capital electoral officers struggled with excited crowds determined to have their picture and biodata recorded on a lap top and a web cam. | He said in many registration centres across the capital electoral officers struggled with excited crowds determined to have their picture and biodata recorded on a lap top and a web cam. |
| "The registration has been extended by three days... due to the unusual turnout," Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) spokesman Andy Ezeani told AFP news agency. | "The registration has been extended by three days... due to the unusual turnout," Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) spokesman Andy Ezeani told AFP news agency. |
| If you are in Nigeria, have you managed to register yet? Text us your experiences on +44 77 86 20 50 85 or let us know using the form below. | If you are in Nigeria, have you managed to register yet? Text us your experiences on +44 77 86 20 50 85 or let us know using the form below. |