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IEC numbers decline, Maroba expresses no worry

Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | 1030 Views |

IEC concerned with low voter registration turn out

The latest voter registration statistics released by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) have revealed a decline in the numbers between week 2 and week 3.

The stats show that since January 5, 2024 when the national voter registration exercise began, a total 319,632 eligible voters have been captured. 130,541 people were registered in week two beginning January 8-12, with the numbers dropping to 113,525 in the week beginning January 13-19.

Despite this decline, the IEC spokesperson, Osupile Maroba, was optimistic of the commission achieving at least 1,360,000 registrations representing 80 percent of the targeted 1.7 million registrations.

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