INEC Reports North-East Has 13.5% of Nigeria's Voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that the North-East region has 13,965,475 registered voters, which represents 13.51% of Nigeria's total registered voter population exceeding 103 million. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, disclosed this information during an assessment visit to Gombe State aimed at evaluating operational preparedness and addressing challenges faced by election officials in the North-East ahead of the 2027 elections.

This figure was derived from a data-cleaning exercise following the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The assessment involved National Commissioners, Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from the six North-East states, and senior officials of the Commission, who engaged in discussions regarding their preparedness for the upcoming polls.

Amupitan emphasized the importance of direct engagement with electoral personnel to ensure operational readiness and highlighted that the integrity of an election is determined in the field, not in conference rooms.