Regardless of safety challenges, Borno tops in voter on-line pre-registration as INEC hits over 1.7m
Regardless of safety challenges it’s battling, Borno State has recorded the best variety of voter on-line pre-registrations nationwide as of Week 9, in keeping with newly launched knowledge from the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee on Tuesday.
Out of a complete of 8,003,196 Nigerians who accomplished the pre-registration course of, Borno accounted for 826,130 entries, the best determine recorded throughout all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Osun State follows with 646,580 pre-registrations, whereas Lagos is subsequent with 604,819. Kebbi registered 581,135, barely forward of Kaduna, which recorded 510,490. Ogun is shut behind with 510,062, and Kano comes subsequent with 421,941. Kogi additionally posted excessive numbers, registering 361,233, whereas Zamfara and Yobe adopted with 304,065 and 292,714, respectively.
Jigawa added 284,384 pre-registrations, with the FCT recording 228,264. Oyo adopted intently with 224,713. Katsina registered 205,933, whereas Sokoto and Nasarawa posted 209,392 and 183,519, respectively.
Bauchi recorded 181,671, forward of Delta, which registered 160,188. Kwara contributed 142,084, adopted by Cross River with 119,773 and Ekiti with 114,244.
Imo State recorded 109,245 pre-registrations, with Niger including 107,153 and Gombe logging 103,150. Plateau adopted with 93,963, whereas Rivers and Adamawa registered 82,840 and 80,556, respectively. Taraba posted 65,684, Akwa Ibom 60,638, Benue 53,747, and Bayelsa 52,957.
On the decrease finish of the desk, Enugu registered 25,541 voters, adopted by Ondo with 17,618, Ebonyi with 13,979, Edo with 11,570, and Abia with 11,221, the bottom determine within the nation.
Additionally, INEC introduced {that a} complete of 1,710,450 voters have accomplished their CVR nationwide as of week eight, combining each on-line pre-registration (956,566) and bodily registration (753,884).
In accordance with Part 9(6) of the Electoral Act 2022, INEC confirmed that registration actions in Anambra State stay suspended till after the governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025.
Till just lately, states within the South-West, notably Osun, Lagos, and Ogun, had constantly led the CVR course of because the train commenced on August 18, 2025.
Nevertheless, current knowledge indicated an uptick in participation from northern states, particularly Borno and Kebbi, amid renewed mobilisation campaigns.
It was reported that community-based organisations, non secular leaders, and native officers in a number of northern states intensified sensitisation efforts to spice up consciousness and encourage eligible residents to register.