Two Nigerian groups seek explanations over voters' register anomalies
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ThisDay
Two Nigerian election advocacy organisations are asking INEC to explain reported anomalies in the voters' register, including artificial intelligence-generated photographs and unusual increases in registrations in Edo State. They also announced a summit on citizens' role in preserving electoral evidence, scheduled for 30 November 2026, according to ThisDay.
Two Nigerian election advocacy organisations, MundX Analytics and Actizens Social Impact Foundation (ASIF), have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explain reported discrepancies in the voters' register. They made the request at a press conference in Awka, Anambra State, according to ThisDay.
Martin Uwakwe, a representative of MundX Analytics, cited a polling unit associated with Edo State governor Monday Okpebholo. It had 397 registered voters in the 2024 election, compared with 4,783 in the 2026 preliminary register, an increase of 4,386 people, or about 1,105%. The two organisations also expressed concern about photographs of voters they suspected had been generated by artificial intelligence, ThisDay reports.
The groups announced an electoral evidence summit scheduled for 30 November 2026. They want to examine the preservation of polling-station results for independent verification and use before election tribunals. Their request comes amid the debate over anomalies in the register: INEC recently reported 1.5 million anomalies in Nigeria's voters' register.
