The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that only 87.2m Nigerians are cleared to participate in the forthcoming elections. The Commission stated that 93.5 million Nigerians registered for their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and only 87.2 million voters have collected theirs as of February 5 deadline for card collection.
According to INEC via its official Twitter handle, only 87.2 million voters have collected their PVC, while 6,259,229 are yet to collect theirs, adding that uncollected PVC owners will not be able to vote or votes may be declared as void.
2 days to go!
— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 23, 2023
Summary of the Registered Voters ahead of the #NigeriaDecides2023 election;
✓ Number of Collected PVCs = 87,209,007
✓ Number of Uncollected PVCs = 6,259,229 collected pic.twitter.com/73r3OcpYPR
Number of Eligible Voters per geopolitical zone
21,445,000 - North-West
15,536,213 - South-West
14,603,621 - North-Central
13,284,920 - South-South
11,937,769 - North-East
10,401,484 - South-East
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC boss noted that a total of 1,642,385 polling units and collation centre agents of political parties will participate in the elections.