According to Stanley Okoro Emegha, the Ebonyi State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the state is now leading the South-East zone in the voter registration drive leading up to the 2027 general election.
According to Emegha, state stakeholders have been making efforts to keep the state at the top of the registration list.
This was revealed during an interview he gave to journalists in Abakaliki following Tuesday’s APC stakeholders meeting.
He brought up the fact that the state has received extra machines from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make up for the devices that were short-supplied during the exercise.
We are aware that the number of machines allocated to each local government by INEC is insufficient to accommodate our people, thus we have requested additional machines from their headquarters.
This led us to request and receive additional machines, which we have already dispersed.
It is involving tertiary institutions as well as local government chairmen. Also, we are visiting persons in their homes or other locations around Ebonyi State who are unable to travel to their polling places to register to vote.
“Getting our people to sign up is the top priority. We can care less about your voting preferences, but we do want Ebonyi’s votes to be included in the tally. Voter registration has thus far been a top priority.
The truth is that we are leading the entire South East. Everyone involved is making a concerted effort to ensure that our registration is thorough. Whether you’re on side A or B, let our people register first. “We will begin discussing with you who you would like to use your PVC for after the registration,” he said.