10.2 million Nigerians register for new Permanent Voter Cards

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has today revealed that the number of people who registered for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) has risen to 10.2 million.

This was disclosed in the agency’s fourth-quarter report. According to the report, 6.5 million people have completed their registration with 2,928,447 people registering online and 3,615,798 registered physically.

An analysis of the enrollment according to gender indicated that males were 3,253,441, while 3,290,804 were females. In addition, 53,663 persons with disabilities registered and 4,550,847 youth also registered.

INEC Nigeria Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu

A report in the media reveals INEC received a total of 18,912,511 applications encompassing voter transfer, appeals for Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) replacement, and updates of voter information records.

Also, the appraisal of applications according to gender showed that the number of males was 9,947,320, while the females were 8,965,191.

Dolupo Balogun

Written by BoomRadioNG