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INEC removes 1,608,660 invalid registrants from voter register

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By Linda Ikeji

INEC removes 1,608,660 invalid registrants from voter register

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has eliminated greater than 1.6 million invalid entries from the nationwide voters’ register and recognized 54 personnel throughout 10 states allegedly concerned in registration irregularities, warning that these discovered culpable would face disciplinary motion and doable prosecution.

The Chairman of INEC, Joash Amupitan, who disclosed this at a press briefing on Monday, stated the choice was a part of an ongoing clean-up train, following claims, objections and complaints that trailed the preliminary voter register that was launched by the fee on October 26.

He defined that the clean-up train carried out by the fee led to the elimination from the register of a complete of 876 voters, who’ve been verified as deceased.

Amupitan stated it might publish the cleaned-up voter register on December 16, 2026, as required by the electoral regulation.

Recall that AI-generated pictures in addition to names of deceased individuals have been discovered within the preliminary voter register launched by the electoral physique on October 26.

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