A few hours before Nigeria’s presidential election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) released the data on voter registration and PVCs collected.
According to the electoral body, over 87 million PVCs have so far been collected.
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Here is the breakdown by region:
Total PVC Collected: 87,209,007
– North-West: 21,445,000 (24.59%)
Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara.
– South-West: 15,536,213 (17.81%)
Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti, Lagos and Ogun.
– South-South: 13,284,920 (15.23%)
Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, and Rivers.
– North-Central: 13,127,170 (15.05%)
Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, and Plateau.
– North-East: 11,937,769 (13.69%)
Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe.
– South-East: 10,419,484 (11.95%)
Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo.
– FCT: 1,476,451 (1.69%)