PRP Aspirant Warns Nigerians Against Missing Voter Registration Deadline

(Engr. (Dr.) Yakubu Mohammed Kingsley, addressing members of the leadership of the YMK Nigeria Project Movement. Photo by Punch News)

The presidential aspirant of the Peoples Redemption Party for the 2027 general elections, Yakubu Kingsley, has urged eligible Nigerians to take part in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration exercise, warning that failure to do so would exclude them from voting in the next elections.

Kingsley made the appeal in a communiqué issued Thursday following an emergency meeting of the leadership of the YMK Nigeria Project Movement, expressing concern over what he described as a low turnout of eligible Nigerians for the exercise, despite its extension by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

INEC had extended the registration window by two weeks, moving the new deadline to Sunday, July 26, 2026.

While commending the electoral body for the extension, Kingsley noted that many Nigerians had yet to take advantage of the opportunity, warning that if the trend continues, millions of qualified citizens could be denied their constitutional right to vote in the 2027 elections.

He described the remaining days of the registration window as a defining moment in Nigeria’s democratic journey, urging eligible citizens to register and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards before the deadline lapses.

He stressed that voting begins with registration, noting that without registering, there can be no Permanent Voter Card, and without one, there can be no vote.

Kingsley, who is currently challenging the outcome of the PRP’s May 25 presidential primary that produced former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke as the party’s candidate, argued that Nigeria’s future should not be determined by a small pool of voters while millions of eligible citizens remain unregistered.

He called on newly eligible 18-year-olds, women, students, artisans, professionals, farmers, traders and persons with disabilities to visit the nearest INEC registration centres before the exercise closes.

Describing the PVC as more than a document, but rather the democratic tool through which citizens peacefully shape the quality of leadership governing them.

He argued that Nigeria’s economic and security struggles, including unemployment, inflation, poverty, insecurity and poor public services, should spur greater electoral participation rather than political indifference, insisting that the solution to many of the country’s challenges lies in peaceful democratic engagement rather than violence or despair.

He urged Nigerians to use the ballot to elect competent, visionary and transparent leaders who prioritise national interest over personal ambition.

Kingsley further called on political stakeholders to conduct their activities peacefully and avoid inflammatory rhetoric as preparations for the 2027 elections gather pace, appealing to unregistered eligible Nigerians not to let the opportunity pass, since participation in the electoral process begins with voter registration.