The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will soon begin scrutinizing the preliminary voter register for revalidation.
Sources close to the electoral agency said the goal is to clean up the register and detect and eliminate double registration.
An INEC official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said INEC had anticipated the surge in voter registration, which was aided by the various enlightenment and sensitization programs by the commission, political parties, and civil society groups.
He, however, clarified that the total figures of 93,303,016 are not final, adding that the wheat has to be separated from the chaff.
He said: “The current figure may not be final. There will be a clean-up of the list to detect double registration.
“If someone registers twice and it is detected, he or she will forfeit the second registration. The first will be sustained.”
The Northwest, which recorded 22,672,373 registered voters, topped the table, followed by the Southwest, which had 18, 332,191 voters.
However, the state-by-state analysis shows that Lagos is leading with 7,155,920 prospective voters, trailed by Kano’s 6,026,850 voters.
