The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday unveiled the current number of registered voters. The register, which were presented to political parties indicates that a total of 84,004,084 Nigerians will vote in the elections.
Out of the over 84 million voters, Lagos State accounts for 6.6 million while Kano has 5.5 million voters. INEC data recorded that the two states also took the lead in the 2015 elections
The analysis of the voter register shows South-South has 12,841,279 voter, South East has 10,052,236, while the South-West has 16,292,212 voters.
The records from the north showed that North-West, the North-East and the North-Central have 20,158,100; 11,289,293; and 13, 366,070 number of voters respectively.
Female voters constitute 47.14 per cent, which is 39,598,645 voters; while male voters constitute 52.85 per cent, which is 44,405,439 voters.
Youths (18-35 years) constitute 51.11 per cent, which is 42,938,458 voters; while the middle aged (36-50 years) constitute 29.97 per cent, which is 25,176,144.
The elderly (51-70 years) constitute 15.22 per cent, which amounted to 3,100,971 voters; while the old (70+ years) constitute 3.69 per cent, which is 3,100,971 voters.
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