A civic coalition, One Voice Group, in partnership with the Plateau Unity Touching Lives Welfare Foundation, has launched a statewide voter-registration mobilisation drive aimed at taking registration services directly to residents across the 17 local government areas of Plateau State.
Speaking during a briefing with journalists in Jos on Sunday, the founder of One Voice Group, Aaron Arigbe, said the initiative was designed to ensure that “no eligible citizen should be left behind.”
Arigbe explained that mobile registration units, working in collaboration with officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, would move through villages, settlements and other hard-to-reach communities to eliminate the transportation and distance barriers that often depress voter participation in rural areas.
“This is about strengthening democracy and giving power to the people,” he said. “Your voice matters, your vote counts, and together we will ensure every Plateau resident can proudly say, ‘I am registered, and I will vote.’”
He added that the campaign, which begins this month, is expected to empower thousands of first-time voters and re-engage those who had not taken part in recent elections.
“We will take registration to villages, settlements and rural areas so everyone’s voice can be heard,” the group said in a statement.
The organisations stressed inclusivity, unity and full civic participation, urging all eligible residents to seize the opportunity. The initiative, which the group describes as a “Voice for All” project, will run until the close of registration with the goal of ensuring that no eligible voter is excluded from the 2027 polls.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission in Plateau State recently raised concerns over the poor collection of Permanent Voter Cards.
During a stakeholders’ meeting in Jos last week, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mallam Mohammed Sadiq, lamented the low response despite widespread sensitisation.
“We keep on mentioning to the good people of Plateau State that the owners of the over 101,000 PVCs should come over, because it will surprise you that in the last three months, only 1,004 out of over 101,000 came and collected their voters’ cards, which represents 0.09 per cent.
“That means that even one per cent collection, we have not reached in Plateau,” the REC said.
