Lagos overtakes Kano with over 6 million registered voters

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State has shot into the lead as the state with the highest number of registered voters. Lagos currently has  Lagos 6,570,291 registered voters based on the current register released by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) followed by Kano with  5,457,747. In the third place is Kaduna with 3,932,492.

Ekiti state has the least registered number of voters with 909,967 registered to vote in the general election. Total number of registered voters is now 84,004,084.

INEC Released registered voters List per states

No. States No of Voters

1.       Abia         1,932,892
2        Adamawa    1,973,083
3        Akwa Ibom    2,119,727
4        Anambra      2,447,996
5        Bauchi         2,462,843
6        Bayelsa        923,182
7        Benue        2,480,131
8        Borno           2,315,956
9        Cross River    1,527,289
10      Delta            2,845,274
11      Ebonyi           1,459,933
12      Edo             2,210,534
13      Ekiti               909,967
14      Enugu           1,944,016
15      FCT             1,344,856
16     Gombe            1,394,393
17     Imo                 2,272,293
18   Jigawa                 2,111,106
19   Kaduna               3,932,492
20    Kano                5,457,747
21    Katsina              3,230,230
22    Kebbi.               1,806,231
23    Kogi               1,646,350
24    Kwara               1,406,457
25    Lagos               6,570,291
26    Nasarawa         1,617,786
27    Niger                 2,390,035
28    Ogun                2,375,003
29   Ondo                    1,822,346
30   Osun                    1,680,498
31   Oyo                     2,934,107
32   Plateau                 2,480,455
33   Rivers                      3,215,273
34   Sokoto                   1,903,166
35   Taraba                   1,777,105
36  Yobe                       1,365,913
37  Zamfara                1,717,128

Total 84,004,084

Source: INEC