The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),on Monday, has declared that a total of 2,532,062 Nigerians have so far registered in the last two weeks in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for both the online and in-person registration of voters.
Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, revealed in a statement on Tuesday.
Giving a breakdown, Olumekun noted that the “cumulative figure at the end of Week Two shows that 1,218,482 (48.12%) are male and 1,313,580 (51.88%) are female. In terms of age and occupation, the majority – 1,602,484 (63.29%) – are between the ages of 18 and 34, while 647,528 (25.57%) are students.”
Checks by Nigerian Tribune revealed that Osun State has maintained its lead in the ongoing exercise as it topped the chart with 474,372. It is trailed by two states in the same South West region: Lagos and Ogun, with 355,372 and 265,399, respectively.
Others are the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) – 152,250 and Borno State in the North East, which has 135,661 participants in the exercise so far.
To fast-track the process which will terminate next year August, INEC informed the general public that it has deployed its staff ” to attend to eligible citizens at the Commission’s 811 State and Local Government offices nationwide, where they can simultaneously begin and complete their registration. The centres are open from 9.00am-3.00pm daily (Monday to Friday). The list and addresses of the centres have already been made public.”
