The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended its ongoing nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise in Ekiti and Osun ahead of the governorship elections in both states.
According to NAN, INEC made the announcement in an official
data issued on Thursday in Abuja for week one of phase III of the nationwide
exercise.
Going by INEC’s timetable, the Ekiti and Osun off-cycle
governorship elections are scheduled to hold on June 20 and August 15, 2026,
respectively.
The commission said the suspension is in line with section 9
(6) of the Electoral Act 2022, which stipulates that the registration of
voters, updating and revision of the voters’ register shall stop not later than
90 days before any election.
The data, which captures registration statistics as of May
15, reveals that a total of 149,833 citizens successfully completed their
registration across the country during the first week of the current phase.
Of this figure, 94,361 voters completed their
pre-registration online, while 55,472 opted for physical registration.
INEC, however, noted that those figures remained
preliminary, pending a comprehensive data clean-up during the upcoming claims
and objections window, which would be followed by the deployment of the
automated biometric identification system (ABIS).
A review of the state performance shows that Kano state
recorded the highest number of total registrants in week one, with 13,569
individuals representing 9.06 per cent of the national total.
This was closely followed by Sokoto state with 9,639
representing 6.43 per cent of the total number of the new registrants and Lagos
with 9,206 representing 6.14 per cent.
Conversely, Ebonyi recorded the lowest turnout for the week
with only 601 registrants representing 0.40 per cent, followed by Akwa Ibom
with 976 representing 0.65 per cent.
Demographic indicators from the week-one report shows that
youth between the ages of 18 and 34 dominated the exercise, accounting for
106,836 registrants, representing 71.30 per cent of the total turnout.
While the middle-aged citizens between 35 and 49 years old
accounted for 30,219, representing 20.17 percent of the total number, the
elderly between 50 and 69 years recorded 11,617 registrants representing 7.75
percent of the total number.
The gender distribution showed a higher turnout among women,
with females at 78,317 making up 52.27 percent of the total registrants
compared to males, who accounted for 71,516 representing 47.73 percent.
In terms of occupational distribution, students led the
registration with 36,676 registrants, making up 24.48 percent of the weekly
total.
This is followed by business owners and housewives
accounting for 31,365 , representing 20.93 percent and 28,191 showing 18.81 per
cent respectively, while farmers and fishermen constituted 7,914 making up
18.63 percent.
The commission also recorded a total of 2,759 persons with
disabilities (PWDs) who completed their registration within the week.
INEC urged eligible citizens in the non-affected states to
utilize its online portals or visit designated physical registration centres to
register before the phase concludes.
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