By Uzair Adam Imam
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Northwest is leading in voter registration with the total number of 22,672,373 prospective voters.
The region is made up of seven states: Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto and Kebbi.
According to the INEC, a total of 96,303,016 eligible voters have registered to vote in next year’s general election.
However, Northwest was said to have trailed by the Southwest, which has 18,332,191 voters. The zone is made of the six states of Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti.
Northcentral is third with 15,680,438, followed by Southsouth with 15,299,374; Northeast, 12,820,363 and Southeast, 11,498,277.
On Sunday July 31, the INEC had closed its registration portal, bringing the exercise to a halt.
“The CVR exercise has been suspended. Access to log-in to check the status of your completed applications will soon be restored,” notice on the INEC website stated.
