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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. |
| The following comments reflect the balance of opinion we have received so far: | |
| I HAVE REGISTERD. IT WAS NOT THAT STRESSFUL AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BUT I CONTRIBUTED 20 NAIRA TO BUY FUEL FOR THE STAND-BY GENRATOR WHEN THE OFFICIALS WERE ABOUT TO PACK UP DUE TO POWER FAILUREorusi otejiri, UGHELLI/NIGERA | |
| I finally registered on Saturday 27th January after weeks of trying to locate the INEC officials. I had to queue for almost nine hours as there was only one registration centre to cover thousands of residents. A lot of these capturing machines have ended up in the houses of prominent politicians who use it to register voters illegally.KATE GODWIN-UZOR, Port harcourt, Nigeria | |
| It was peaceful and very well organised. Surprisingly so. !!!adesua dozie, Lagos, Nigeria | |
| I registered for the Nigerian general Election without stress, that was because I registered quite early. Those that are find it difficult are those registering now that its almost the closing date. Most Nigerian are registering not b'cos they want to vote, but because government said salary would be paid to only those that registerChinedu Okereke, Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria | |
| I have registered on Friday last week but the large turnout of people was very amazing. The INEC officials whom were registering us even went on to request the each and every one of us should pay N200 for the purchase of Fuel for there was no source of power in our location. I had no alternative than to pay the money.Amobi Marcel, Onitsha, Nigeria | |
| Some of us were not given printed registration card in Minna Niger State. The official said there was no ink in the printer again. They only registered us on the system, but asked us to come back for the printed copy, but up till now we are yet to receive itObalola, Nigeria | |
| I registered about 3 weeks ago after friends had been bothering me to register. Just about 50 meters from my home. There was only one person ahead of me and it was a pretty straightforward and simple process. Fill a simple form, sit, smile, take picture, thumb print on a form and collect a temporary voter's card with your smiley face on it. Took about 8 minutes.Tonna Ezumba, Lagos, Nigeria | |
| i believe that any one who wishes to register can always get him/her self registered, | |
| as for me,i registered on 01/01/2007 and i didnt spent up to 2mins before i got registered, | |
| i still believe that with this additional days ,any Nigeria who really want to participate on 2007 election can always find registration unit all over Nigeria.okenwa chris, fct abuja | |
| THE EXERCISE IS TOO HECTIC.I SPENT TWO DAYS BEFORE REGESTERING,YET THE TEMPORALY CARD/SLIP HAS NOT BEEN PRINTED AND GIVEN TO ME.I WAS ASKED TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING DAY,BUT ON REACHING THERE I WAS DIRECTED TO CHECK THE NEXT DAY.I AM STILL EXPECTING MY CARD UP TILL TODAYSOLOMON YARO, MAIDUGURI/NIGERIA | |