INEC sets up voter education committee in Bauchi

AS political activities gear up ahead of the 2015 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bauchi State on Monday set up an Inter-Agency Advisory Committee on Voter Education and Publicity (NICVEP) to educate and mobilise Nigerians to fully participate in the electoral processes. Speaking while inaugurating the nine-man committee, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Samuel Madaki Usman, stated that there was an urgent need to enlighten the electorate with a view to mobilising them to participate in the country’s electoral processes considering previous voters’ apathy. Usman said setting up the committee was part of INEC efforts to enlighten and mobilise effective participation of Nigerians in electoral processes, saying that voter education was central to promoting positive response among Nigerians.