The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that the FCT ranks third from the bottom with 1,732,043 registered voters, followed by Ondo with 1,733,641 and Gombe with 1,768,560.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting and press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, while giving an update on the national voters’ register.
At the bottom of the table is Ekiti State with 1,055,708 registered voters, followed by Bayelsa with 1,200,691.
The INEC chair diaclosed that Lagos State is in first position with 7,488,633 registered voters; followed by Kano State with 6,570,276. Next is Kaduna State with 4,662,640 voters. Next is Katsina State with 3,876,051,” Amupitan said.
He listed Rivers as the fifth state with 3,736,434 registered voters, followed by Oyo with 3,588,111 and Delta with 3,525,988.
“Benue State 3,057,225. Ogun State 3,037,981. And then the 10th is Bauchi State, with 3,012,547,” the INEC chairman said.
The three-phase CVR exercise recorded 10,772,421 new registrations before the final biometric verification and clean-up of the register.
INEC has also scheduled nationwide collection of newly issued Permanent Voter Cards to commence on October 9, 2026.
Amupitan said the total number of registered voters stood at 103,428,715.
