The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1,609,553 records from its preliminary voter register before the final register’s publication on December 15, 2026.
INEC Chairman, Joash Amupitan, SAN, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, saying 1,608,660 invalid registrations and 873 records belonging to deceased voters were removed.
The exercise followed public complaints during the register display from October 9 to 15. INEC harvested 11,088,238 records during the 2025/2026 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
Amupitan said, “The cumulative total of confirmed invalid registrations removed after the objections, claims and complaints is 331,608, in addition to the 873 separately verified deceased voters’ records. This brings the total clean-up to 1,608,660.
“All 1,608,660 confirmed invalid registrations have been removed. In addition, 873 records belonging to verified deceased persons have also been removed as a separate category.
“The combined total of records removed under these two categories is 1,609,553.”
He said 54 people across 10 states were identified for allegedly manipulating registration procedures and could face disciplinary action or prosecution.
He said most duplicate records, strange photographs and unusual names online came from the 2011–2023 historical register. Some voters who registered again after relocating, instead of transferring their registration, had their new records invalidated.
On PVC distribution, he said Phases 1 and 2 cards were being distributed at local government areas, while Phase 3 cards would be sent to states the following week. Distribution would return to Registration Areas from December 1.
He assured Nigerians that BVAS would prevent multiple voting through fingerprint or facial recognition.
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