CVR: Jigawa, Lagos, Kano top as INEC records over 3m completed registrations

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said it has recorded 3, 441,121 completed registrations in the ongoing second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.

According to the week 13 update released by the Commission yesterday in Abuja, the figure comprises both online pre-registrations and physical walk-ins at various centres nationwide as of April 3.

The data revealed that 2,068,384 citizens completed their pre-registration online, while 1,372,737 voters opted for physical registration.

It also showed Jigawa leading with 201,047, representing 5.84 percent of the total registrations, followed by Lagos with 181,095, while Kano State ranked third with 177,681.

The update further showed that participation of youths between ages 18 and 34 accounted for 2,354,768, representing 68.43 percent of the new registrants.

In terms of gender distribution, females accounted for 1,922,143, representing 55.86 percent of the total new voter registrants, while male accounted for 1,518,978, representing 44.14 percent.

The occupational distribution also showed that students represented the largest single block of new voters at 1,235,931 (35.92 percent), followed by those in business at 701, 912 representing (20.40 percent) and farming/fishing at 615,967 representing (18.28 percent).

The data further showed that 48,330 of the new registrants were persons with disabilities (PWDs).

The Commission explained that the 3,441,121 represented a preliminary figure pending data clean-up during the period for claims and objections by citizens, followed by the deployment of the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS).

The Commission emphasised that registration remained suspended in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in compliance with Section 9 (6) of the Electoral Act 2022, following the Area Council Election on February 21.

It, however, advised eligible Nigerians who were yet to register to visit the official portals at https://cvr.inec.gov.ng or https://cvr.inecnigeria.org to do so.