The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has printed the preliminary register of voters for the 2027 common election online, days after missing the statutory deadline for making the register out there for public scrutiny.
In a press release by its spokesperson, Mohammed Haruna, INEC mentioned the fee determined to add the register following considerations from Nigerians and different stakeholders about its online accessibility.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the electoral fee violated electoral regulation by failing to publish the voter register on its web site by the stipulated time.
Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act 2026 mandates INEC to publish the voters’ register on its web site, alongside a bodily publication at each registration space, for seven days earlier than the 90-day mark to the overall election.
Under the regulation, the publication permits public scrutiny.
Since the 2027 common elections are scheduled to start on 16 January 2027, the deadline for INEC to nominate the seven days for displaying the voters’ register was 18 October.
The election begins with the presidential and National Assembly elections on 16 January 2027, adopted by the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections on 6 February 2027, in response to INEC’s timetable.
INEC lastly publishes voter register
In the Monday assertion by its spokesperson, INEC mentioned it carried out the bodily show of the preliminary register at registration areas nationwide from 9 to fifteen October, permitting registered voters to examine their particulars and submit claims and objections.
“Accordingly, and in furtherance of its commitment to transparency, accessibility and public confidence in the electoral process, the commission has decided to make available on its online platform the same Preliminary Register of Voters earlier displayed at the Registration Areas,” the fee mentioned.
INEC mentioned the online publication was a further measure to widen public entry to the register, whereas the fee continued processing claims and objections forward of publishing the ultimate register.
It added that the ultimate register of voters shall be printed on 15 December.
The register is accessible on the commission’s online platform.
The preliminary register permits registered voters to verify whether or not their names and private particulars have been appropriately captured forward of an election.
It additionally supplies a chance to determine omissions, errors and questionable entries earlier than INEC finalises the listing.
INEC mentioned it remained dedicated to transparency, accountability and the implementation of the Electoral Act, 2026, because it prepares for the 2027 common election.
The voters information
The voter register has risen to 103 million voters, up from 93 million recorded forward of the 2023 elections. Middle-aged Nigerians dominate the voter register, forward of younger Nigerians who dominated it earlier than the 2023 elections.
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According to the breakdown supplied by INEC, voters within the 35–49 age bracket quantity 43,265,946, representing 41.83 per cent of the 103.43 million registered voters.
They are adopted by voters aged 18 to 34, who quantity 29,777,576, or 28.79 per cent of the register.
The fee mentioned 22,982,900 voters, or 22.22 per cent, are aged 50 to 69 years, whereas these aged 70 and above make up the smallest age group, with 7,402,291 voters, or 7.16 per cent.
The age distribution reveals that voters aged 35 years and above account for about 71.2 per cent of the register, whereas these aged 18 to 34 years represent lower than one-third of registered voters.
This differs from the 2023 voter information, the place voters aged 18 to 34 dominated the register at 39.65 per cent.
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