Nigeria’s INEC records 5,400 challenges to voters’ register
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has received more than 4,800 claims and around 600 objections concerning the preliminary register, which has more than 103 million voters. It plans to certify the final register on 15 December 2026 and hold an accreditation simulation in November, according to Punch.
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received more than 4,800 claims and around 600 objections concerning the preliminary voters’ register, reports Punch. Its chairman, Joash Amupitan, gave the figures on Friday in Abuja during a meeting with a pre-election assessment mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They were recorded as of the Thursday before the announcement.
Most of the claims concern corrections and other minor issues. The online display of the register also made it possible to identify discrepancies, according to Amupitan. INEC plans to process valid requests before certifying the final register on 15 December 2026. It currently contains more than 103 million voters.
The commission will organise a national simulation exercise in November to test voter accreditation and the transmission of results simultaneously in all states. It has also introduced verification of results at polling stations before they are transmitted to the IReV portal, which allows electoral results to be viewed.
The review of the claims comes after the 2027 preliminary voters’ register was published online on 26 October. INEC said the register contained more than 103 million registered voters on 30 October, before announcing this tally of challenges.
