203,497 Voters Complete Online Registration – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says about two hundred and three thousand, four hundred and ninety seven eligible Nigerians have completed the online registration as fresh voters.
According to a statement signed by the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, of this number, Anambra State received six thousand, three hundred and thirteen registrants while Osun State which has the highest number of registrants recorded sixty seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two followed by Lagos State which registered thirty thousand, three hundred and thirty eight persons.
He said considering the distribution by age, more youths between the ages of eighteen and thirty four have the highest number by recording one hundred and seventy-five thousand, eight hundred and forty-nine while by occupation, business people led the group with forty four thousand, four hundred and seventy eight registrants all in one week.
Mr Okoye said the number could go up if applications for voter transfer, requests for replacement of permanent voter cards, update of voter information record are included.
