INEC Final List: Region and State by State Breakdown of Registered Voters, Other Details
- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says there are 93.4 million registered voters in Nigeria
- According to INEC, Lagos leads with 7,060,195 voters, followed by Kano with 5,921,370, and Kaduna with 4,335,208
- By gender distribution, the number of male voters stands at 49,054,162, while female voters stand at 44,414,846
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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has released the final list of voters that will cast their ballots in the elections.
According to the electoral umpire, the northwest and southwest got the lion’s share of the 93.4 million eligible voters.
The voter register was presented at a meeting with leaders of political parties at the INEC headquarters, Abuja, by the commission’s chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, The Cable reports.
Source: UGC
Breakdown of the details
Number of registered voters in Nigeria - 93.4 million
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Objections to the register - 53,000
North-West geopolitical zone - 22,255,562.
South-West - 17,958,966
North-Central - 15,363,731.
South-South - 14,440,714 registered voters
North-East - 12,542,429
South-East -10,907,606
By gender
Men - 49,054,162 (52.5 per cent)
Female voters - 44,414,846 (47.5 per cent).
By states
Lagos - 7,060,195
Kano - 5,921,370
Kaduna - 4,335,208.
Abia - 2,120,808
Adamawa - 2,196,566
Akwa-Ibom - 2,357,418
Anambra - 2,656,437
Bauchi - 2,749,268
Bayelsa - 1,056,862
Benue - 2,777,727
Borno - 2,513,281
Cross River - 1,766,466
Delta - 3,221,697
Ebonyi - 1,597,646
Edo - 2,501,081
Ekiti - 987,647
Enugu - 2,112,793
FCT - 1,570,307
Gombe - 1,575,794
Imo - 2,419,922.
Jigawa - 2,351,298
Katsina - 3,516,719
Kebbi - 2,032,041
Kogi - 1,932,654
Kwara - 1,695,927
Nasarawa - 1,899,244
Niger - 2,698,344
Ogun - 2,688,305
Ondo - 1,991,344
Osun - 1,954,800
Oyo - 3,276,675
Plateau - 2,789,528
Rivers - 3,537,190
Sokoto - 2,172,056
Taraba - 2,022,374
Yobe - 1,485,146
Zamfara - 1,926,870.
Registered youths (18-34) - 37,060,399
Middle aged (35-49) - 33,413,591
Elderly (50-69) - 17,700,270;
Old (70+) - 5,294,748.
INEC sends message to Nigerian voters ahead of 2023 general elections
Meanwhile, Nigerians have been assured that the 2023 general election will be conducted as scheduled no matter the level of threat.
This was disclosed by the INEC commissioner and chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye.
Okoye made this known as the electoral umpire is facing attacks on its facilities in different locations across the country.
Source: Legit.ng
