The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the ongoing online Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has reached 6,856,979.
The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi in a breakdown released yesterday said females constitute 3,581,562 (52.23 per cent); Males- 3,275,417 (47.77 per cent); Youths between the ages of 18 and 34 years constitute 4,689,63; Students -1,728,384 and PWDs 154,479.
He further revealed that completed online and physical registration has reached 1,216,048 within six weeks.
Oyekanmi added: “Completed online pre- registration – 658,766; Physical registration: 557,282; Females: 675,222 (55.53 per cent); Males: 540,826 (44.47 per cent); Youths (18-34): 897,676; Students: 424,126; PWDs: 17,450.”
Meanwhile, the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has expressed interest in learning from Nigeria’s electoral experience and innovations as part of efforts to strengthen democratic institutions and enhance the credibility of elections in Ethiopia.
Deputy Chairman of NEBE, Tesfaye Neway, stated this yesterday during a study visit to the headquarters of INEC in Abuja.
His words: “Our presence here is part of an experience and exposure visit designed to build strategic partnerships between our institutions. We believe democracy grows stronger when institutions learn from one another,” Neway said.
“We hope to learn from Nigeria’s innovations in voter registration, electoral technology, civic education, and stakeholder engagement, while also sharing challenges we face, such as electoral violence and misinformation.”
In his response, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, described the visit as an opportunity for cross-border collaboration on electoral best practices.
He noted that Nigeria and Ethiopia share similar political and demographic complexities.
Yakubu said: “Over the next one week, we will share various aspects of the Nigerian experience with our visitors through nine technical sessions covering the entire gamut of the election process—from strategic plans and implementation to election monitoring, inclusivity, stakeholder engagement, and technology use in voter registration and candidate nomination.”