Kano State has set an ambitious goal of registering 10 million voters ahead of the 2027 general election as the Continuous Voter Registration exercise begins nationwide.
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Governor Abba Yusuf launched a 36-member taskforce to drive the campaign, with the Commissioner of Information and Home Affairs, Abdullahi Waiya, appointed as chairman. The committee was inaugurated at the Cabinet Office in Kano, where the governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Farouk Umar, directed members to intensify mobilisation across the state.
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The governor said Kano currently has about five million registered voters but must double the figure by the end of the exercise. He described voter cards as powerful tools that allow citizens to freely choose their leaders, urging residents to take advantage of the process.
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He assured that the government would support the committee in its work and called for fairness in the exercise, stressing that no eligible citizen should be excluded, regardless of background or religion. He also urged collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission and other partners to raise awareness and track the effectiveness of the registration drive.
In his response, Waiya pledged that the committee would work across all local governments to mobilise residents and ensure that every eligible voter is captured in the exercise. The taskforce, he added, would focus on education, sensitisation, and grassroots engagement to meet the 10 million target.
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