INEC records over eight million online voter registration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than eight million Nigerians have completed the pre-online registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).

The commission, in an update released in Abuja, said that 1.7 million Nigerians have completed their registration.

The statistics for week nine of the online data show that Imo State recorded the highest number, with 826,850, representing 10.32 percent, followed by Lagos State with 604,619, representing 7.56 percent, and Ogun with 510,062, representing 6.37 percent.

The state with the lowest online pre-registration was Yobe, with 2,714 representing 0.03 per cent. Meanwhile, the exercise is suspended in Anambra in line with Section 9 (6) of the Electoral Act 2022, until after the Nov. 8 Governorship Election in the state.

The demographic breakdown of the figure shows that female registrants slightly outnumbered males, with 4,190,890 representing 52.37 per cent, while male registrants accounted for 3,812,306 representing 47.63 per cent.

The youth, aged 18 to 34, dominated the registration with 5,533,514, representing 69.14 percent. The middle-aged, aged 35 to 49, accounted for 1,678,212, representing 20.97 percent, while the elderly, aged 50 to 69, accounted for 704,866, representing 8.81 percent.