The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 1,379,342 million Nigerians participated in its online pre-registration for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) within one Week nationwide.
Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja.
The nationwide online pre-registration of voters commenced on Monday, August 18.
Olumekun stated that as of Sunday, August 24, a total of 1,379,342 Nigerians registered nationwide in just one week.
The first weekly update of the exercise provided such details as state, gender, age, occupation and disability of the prospective registrants.
Osun has the highest number of pre-registration with 393,823 (28.51 per cent), followed by Lagos with 222,205 (16.11 per cent), while Ebonyi has the lowest with 261 (0.02 per cent).
The further breakdown according to Olumekun shows that 661,846 (47.96 per cent ) are males and 717,856 (52.04 per cent) are females.
“Young people between the ages of 18 and 34 constitute the majority of the registrants with 860,286 (62.37 per cent).
“In terms of occupation, 374,534 (27.15 per cent) are students while the figure for persons with disability is 27,089 (1.96 per cent),” Olumekun said.
He added that full details of the resignation had been published on the INEC website and other official platforms for public information.
Olumekun, who reminded Nigerians that the physical registration kicked off Monday, in 811 States and Local Government offices nationwide, urged eligible registrants to register for the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
Olumekun, however, noted that inter-state/FCT and intra-state/FCT transfer of voters, as well as the replacement of lost or damaged voters’ cards, were allowed during the CVR.
He noted that the exercise would continue for one year until August 30, 2026.
