The citizens of the Lower Nimba County, especially in the Yarwin Mehnsonnoh and Tappita Districts, are concerned over the delay in the awareness of the newly introduced biometric voter registration process, which kicked off on April 21, 2023. Some of the citizens, many of whom are first time voters and the elderly, said with about a week into the BVR Phase-II in Nimba, there is still not enough awareness about the BVR process. “There is no BVR awareness yet in our district,” Mr. David Jacobs, a Statutory Superintendent of Yarwin Messonnoh stated on April 11, 2023 in Zekepa, via mobile phone. He said four CBOs were hired to carry on BVR awareness across the lower part of Nimba, beginning from Saclepea, Yarwin Mehnsonnoh and to Gbi-Dorlu, respectively. However, in Upper Nimba all were set for the launch of the BVR Awareness across in the six electoral districts under its supervision, said NEC Upper Nimba Magistrate Milton Paye.

Source: Daily Observer May 01, 2023 20:46 UTC