The over 30,000 deleted NHIS registrants who could not be registered during the 10-day registration exercise have been thrown a lifeline by the Electoral Commission (EC) to get registered.
According EC, those affected will have from the 5th to 12th August 2016 to re-register.
The EC’s Communications Director, Eric Dzakpasu, had stated at a press conference last Friday that “there is no evidence that when an extension is granted, the remaining people will come out of their houses or communities to get their name re-registered.â€
But after many calls by political parties and the general public, the EC after an IPAC meeting Wednesday stated that “we are giving the deleted NHIS registrants a second opportunity from 5th to 12th August 2016 to re-register. So if you were unable to do earlier you have a second opportunity to get yourself back onto the voters’ register.â€