Group of Health Professionals has written to the Electoral Commission asking it to suspend the ongoing voter registration exercise until safer ways of conducting the exercise are identified to prevent further spread of COVID-19.
According to them, suspending the exercise will help prevent needless Coronavirus deaths in the country.
The Health Professionals comprising doctors, nurses, lab technicians among others, had earlier petitioned the EC cautioning against the rollout of the mass registration for Voter ID cards over fears of COVID-19 death hikes.
According to them, the blatant disregard for the Coronavirus safety protocols in the exercise is inimical to the current public health crisis in the country.
In their second open letter to the EC, the Health Professionals say the Commission must rethink the compilation of the new register for the 2020 polls.
The Electoral Commission began processes to compile a new voters register for the 2020 general election on June 30.
Few days after the exercise, there have been concerns over the lack of social distancing and total disregard for COVID-19 safety protocols.
