By Fatimah Yusuf
Borno State has emerged top in Nigeria’s ongoing voter online pre-registration exercise, according to new data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday.
As of Week Nine, out of 8,003,196 Nigerians who completed the pre-registration process, Borno accounted for 826,130 entries — the highest figure among all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Osun State followed with 646,580 pre-registrations, while Lagos recorded 604,819. Kebbi registered 581,135, slightly ahead of Kaduna with 510,490. Ogun recorded 510,062, Kano followed with 421,941, while Kogi, Zamfara, and Yobe posted 361,233, 304,065, and 292,714, respectively.
INEC said the trend demonstrates growing public enthusiasm for digital voter engagement ahead of upcoming elections.
