INEC Voters Registration Exercise: Edo State  Lags Behind

By Reporter

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded 4,445,505 million fresh voters across the 36 states of Nigeria, with Osun, Lagos, Borno, and Ogun States taking the impressive leads of 552,045,000; 488,523,000; 439,426,000 and 396,799,000 respectively.

The registration for new voters commenced across the country on August 18, 2025 and the exercise has witnessed high enthusiasm in some parts of the country but dismally poor in other parts—including Edo State.

As of Sunday, September 14, 2025, Edo managed to register 8,615 new voters, placing the state in the 33 position.

The trend has been interpreted by some members of the civil society organizations as “lack of confidence on the political process.”

Below is the list of states from top to the rear in terms of new registrants.

1. Osun: 552,045

2. Lagos: 488,523

3. Borno: 439,426

4. Ogun: 396,799

5. Kebbi: 287,059

6. Kaduna: 240,357

7. Kogi: 218,397

8. Fct: 213,732

9. Yobe: 212,840

10. Oyo: 181,518

11. Kano: 113,547

12. Jigawa: 93,292

13. Kwara: 93,106

14. Ekiti: 85,209

15. Delta: 81,353

16. Sokoto: 75,761

17. Niger: 72,947

18. Bauchi: 63,535

19. Imo: 62,237

20. Katsina: 61,143

21. Zamfara: 57,902

22. Nasarawa: 56,464

23. Plateau: 49,251

24. Cross River: 46,488

25. Akwa Ibom: 38,519

26. Gombe: 31,086

27. Benue: 26,815

28. Taraba: 24,005

29. Bayelsa: 20,905

30. Rivers: 19,979

31. Adamawa: 12,474

32. Ondo: 10,781

33. Edo: 8,615

34. Ebonyi: 4,024

35. Abia: 3,532

36. Enugu: 1,839

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