Here’s total number of registered voters as INEC process comes to a close
As INEC registration draws to a close, here are the total number of registered voters.
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You’ve got a few more days to make that right.
This round of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise being undertaken by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) comes to an end on August 31, 2018.
So, what are the numbers we have at this point of the exercise?
As at January of 2018, there were 73,944,312 registered voters across Nigeria.
This is how the number above reflects across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones:
Northwest =18,505,984
Southeast =8,293,093.
Southwest = 14,626,800
South-South=11,101,093
North central=10,586,965
Northeast zone= 9,929,015
Lagos State had the highest amount of registered voters with 6,048,156, while Bayelsa State ranked lowest with 754,394 registered voters.
Since INEC's CVR commenced on April 27, 2017, there have been additions to the January 2018 figures.
What do we have now? See below:
Fresh registration = 12,682,792
Newly registered (male)= 6,850,558
Newly registered (female) = 5,832,234
PVC collection = 813,110
PVC transfer request = 640, 706
PVC replacement request = 998, 993
Total number of registered voters as at August 15, 2018 = 86,627,104
For consolidated PVC collection across the States so far, see chart below:
And if you did register to vote, you can actually clap for yourself.
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