The number of registered voters released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that Lagos and Kano States have the highest number of registered voters with 6.5 million and 5.4 million respectively.

Bayelsa and Ekiti States have the least number of voters with 923,181 and 909,967 respectively. The total number of registered voters stands at 84 million, 15 million more than the figure in 2015 which stood at 68 million. In 2015, Lagos and Kano States also had the highest registered voters with 5.8 million and 4.9 million respectively.

At the regional level, INEC figures show that North West currently has the highest number of registered voters, with 20 million voters constituting 24 per cent of the total. It is followed by the South West, which has 16 million voters, constituting 19.39 per cent. Other regions include: South-South with 12 million, South East- 10 million, North-East- 11 million and North-Central- 13million registered voters.

Under age distribution, the document shows that youth between the ages of 18 and 35 years constitute the highest with 51.11 per cent, which is 42,938,458 voters. Those between 36 and 50 years closely follow, constituting 29.97 per cent, which is 25,176,144. Those between 51 and 70 years constitute 15.22 per cent, with 3,100,971 voters; while over 70 years constitute 3.69 per cent.

Below is the list of registered voters in Nigeria’s 36 states and Abuja with figures sourced from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

BREAKDOWN OF VOTERS BY STATE :

STATENO. OF VOTERS
Abia1,932,892
Adamawa1,973,083
Akwa Ibom2,119,727
Anambra2,447,996
Bauchi2,462,843
Bayelsa923,182
Benue2,480,131
Borno2,315,956
Cross River1,527,289
Delta2,845,274
Ebonyi1,459,933
Edo2,210,534
Ekiti909,967
Enugu1,944,016
FCT1,344,856
Gombe1,394,393
Imo2,272,293
Jigawa2,111,106
Kaduna3,932,492
Kano5,457,747
Katsina3,230,230
Kebbi.1,806,231
Kogi1,646,350
Kwara1,406,457
Lagos6,570,291
Nasarawa1,617,786
Niger2,390,035
Ogun2,375,003
Ondo1,822,346
Osun1,680,498
Oyo2,934,107
Plateau2,480,455
Rivers3,215,273
Sokoto1,903,166
Taraba1,777,105
Yobe1,365,913
Zamfara1,717,128
Total 
84,004,084

BREAKDOWN OF VOTERS BY GEO-POLITICAL ZONES :

GEO-POLITICAL ZONESNO. OF VOTERS
South-South12,841,279
North-Central13,366,070
South-East10,057,130
South-West16,292,212
North-West20,158,100
North-East11,289,293
Total84,004,084

South-South has 12,841,279 registered voters

North-Central has 13,366,070 registered voters

South-East has 10,057,130 registered voters

South-West 16,292,212 registered voters.

North-West has 20,158,100 registered voters

North-East has 11,289, 293 registered voters.

*Political activities for the General Elections*

INEC TİMETABLE FOR THE 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONS:

2nd January – Publication of notice of poll

7th January – Publication of official Register of Voters

17th January – Publication of list of Presidential and National Assembly candidates

31st January – Publication of list of Governorship and State House of Assembly candidates

1st February – Submission of names of Party Agents for Presidential and National Assembly Election to the Electoral Officer of the Local Government Areas

16th February – Submission of names of Party Agents for Governorship and State House of Assembly Election

14th February – Last day for Presidential and National Assembly campaign

28th February – Last day for Governorship and State House of Assembly campaign

16th February – Election day for Presidential and National Assembly positions

2nd March – Election day for Governorship and State House of Assembly positions