INEC Removes 1.6 Million Invalid Registrants

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1,608,660 invalid registrants from the national voter register as part of its ongoing clean-up exercise before the 2027 general elections.

The commission said the exercise followed claims, objections and complaints received after it displayed the preliminary voter register in October.

Voting registration — Vote registration. Credit: BBC.

INEC also removed 876 voters it verified as deceased. The commission said it would publish the cleaned-up voter register on December 16, 2026, in line with the Electoral Act.

The clean-up is part of efforts to ensure the voter register’s accuracy and credibility before the 2027 elections.

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