By Omoyeni Ojeifo
With 100 days to the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has entered the final phase of preparations for a total of 103,428,715 registered voters.
PerSecondNews correspondent reports that the Commission’s latest regis ter places Lagos, Kano and Kaduna at the top by voter population, while Ekiti, Bayelsa and the Federal Capital Territory have the lowest figures.
The top 10 states are Lagos with 7,488,633 registered voters, Kano with 6,570,276, Kaduna with 4,662,640, Katsina with 3,876,051 and Rivers with 3,736,434.
The remaining five are Oyo with 3,588,111, Delta with 3,525,988, Benue with 3,057,225, Ogun with 3,037,981 and Bauchi with 3,012,547 registered voters.
The figures were presented by INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan during Tuesday’s World Press Conference and National Stakeholders’ Meeting on the 100-day countdown.
At the lower end, Ekiti has 1,055,708 registered voters, followed by Bayelsa with 1,200,691, while the FCT has 1,732,043.
The register also shows 53,528,218 male voters, representing 51.75 per cent, and 49,900,497 female voters, representing 48.25 per cent.
“Male voters account for 53,528,218, representing 51.75 per cent, while female voters number 49,900,497, representing 48.25 per cent of the national register.”
Voters aged 35 to 49 constitute the largest age group with 43,265,946, followed by those aged 18 to 34 with 29,777,578.
According to Amupitan the voter register would be displayed from October 9 to 15, allowing Nigerians to check entries and raise claims or objections.
“The register of voters will be displayed for public scrutiny from the 9th to 15th of October 2026, while claims and objections arising from the display will be addressed thereafter.”
He noted that Phase One distribution of Permanent Voter Cards to local government areas will commence on Friday, October 9, while the final register will be presented to political parties on December 15.
The revised election timetable issued on February 26 contains 14 statutory milestones, nine of which have been executed.
According to the Commission, the operational plan covers 23 INEC headquarters departments and directorates, 36 state offices, the FCT and 774 local government areas.
For logistics, the Commission has agreements with transport unions covering more than 100,000 vehicles and 4,000 boats for election operations.
It also added that Sensitive materials will move from Central Bank of Nigeria vaults 72 hours before the polls and are expected at Registration Area Centres and Super RACs by 4pm on election eve.
“The Commission’s logistics plan covers 176,846 polling units and 8,838 Registration Areas, with specialised arrangements for difficult terrains, including speedboats, four-wheel-drive vehicles and other forms of transport,” he said.
On security, Amupitan maintained that the Police would remain the lead election security agency, while thousands of electoral security personnel would undergo joint training through the Inter-Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES).
He also said the Commission was working with the Justice Ministry, EFCC, ICPC and NFIU to monitor illicit campaign spending and vote buying, with violators facing arrest and prosecution.
INEC further disclosed that it also plans to engage 707,384 ad-hoc personnel for each election phase, bringing total engagements across the two election days to 1,414,768.
“The recruitment will draw heavily from the National Youth Service Corps, alongside eligible students, public servants, former corps members and ICT professionals,” the commission said.
On candidate nominations, 18 of the 22 registered political parties submitted presidential and vice-presidential candidates, while 21 parties submitted candidates for the National Assembly, governorship and State Assembly elections.
“Twenty-one parties submitted 1,313 Senate candidates and 3,547 House of Representatives candidates, while 936 governorship and deputy governorship candidates and 9,692 State Assembly candidates were submitted.”
“INEC monitored party primaries from April 23 to May 30, while 112 formal nomination complaints were investigated and resolved, except matters pending before the courts,” he stated.
Amupitan explained that several off-cycle elections conducted since October 2025 had helped the Commission test early deployment of personnel, sensitive materials, logistics and security arrangements.
He also disclosed that 27 restored state constituencies in Benue, Delta, Jigawa and Kogi had completed the required primaries and nominations.
“The 100-day milestone is not just a countdown. It is a call to action. It is the moment when planning must give way to execution, and preparation must translate into operational excellence.”
PerSecondNews correspondent also reports that the chairman reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to neutrality, transparency, ballot integrity and the successful conduct of the 2027 general elections.
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