….Suspends registration in Anambra, FCT

NY TEDDY NWANUNOBI

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 4,445,505 Nigerians have, so far, registered online in the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise.

INEC also said that it has suspended registration in Anambra State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

According to a statement, on Monday, by the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, 509,929 people have completed both online pre-registration and in-person registration.

He noted that as of September 14, 2025, women accounted for 51.83 per cent of online registrations, while men made up 48.17 per cent. Young people aged 18 to 34 formed the majority at 65.79 per cent, with students representing 25.02 per cent.

For completed registrations, the youths, again, dominated with 74.15 per cent, while students made up 38.54 per cent.

Olumekun added that registration in Anambra State has been suspended until after the November 11 governorship election, while online pre-registration in the FCT has been paused to allow ward registration ahead of the February 2026 Area Council elections.

He said the detailed breakdown of registrations by state, gender, age, occupation, and disability has been uploaded to INEC’s official platforms for public access.

“As earlier announced by the Commission, the online voter pre-registration in the FCT ends today, Monday, 15th September 2025. For the next two weeks, the physical (in-person) option will be at the designated venues.

“Thereafter, the Commission will devolve the registration to all the 62 Wards in the FCT from 29th September to 8th October 2025. Detailed addresses of the centres have already been uploaded to our official platforms,” the statement read.