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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1,608,660 invalid registrants and 876 deceased persons from the national voter register following a review of the preliminary list.
The commission said the exercise was part of its ongoing efforts to clean up the voter register after receiving claims, objections and complaints from members of the public.
The complaints followed the display of the preliminary voter register by INEC in October, which allowed citizens to examine the list and report errors or questionable entries.
According to the commission, the review process led to the removal of more than 1.6 million invalid registrations, alongside 876 names of individuals verified to be dead.
The exercise forms part of INEC’s efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the voter register ahead of future elections.
The commission had displayed the preliminary register to give Nigerians an opportunity to identify irregularities and submit relevant complaints for verification before the clean-up exercise.
