INEC has recorded over 4.4 million online registrations in continuous voter registration exercise.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded 4,445,505 online registrations and 509,929 physical registrations in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
The figures were disclosed on Monday by Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, during a statement in Abuja.
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Olumekun noted that the online pre-registration, which began on August 18, accounted for a nearly equal gender distribution, with 2,141,294 males (48.17%) and 2,304,211 females (51.83%).
He further explained that most registrants 2,924,643 (65.79%) are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 1,112,344 (25.02%) are students.
For the physical, in-person registration, a total of 509,929 Nigerians completed the process as of Friday, September 12, comprising 229,758 males (45.06%) and 280,171 females (54.94%). Young people aged 18 to 34 made up 378,132 (74.15%) of registrants, while 196,529 (38.54%) are students.
“The detailed distribution of both online and completed registrations by state, gender, age, occupation, and disability has been uploaded to INEC’s website and other official platforms for public access,” Olumekun said.
He also announced that online voter pre-registration in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) concluded on Monday, September 15, while the physical registration option will continue over the next two weeks at designated centres.
From September 29 to October 8, the commission will expand registration to all 62 wards in the FCT, with addresses of the registration centres already available on INEC’s official platforms.
