ROAD TO 2023!!! LAGOS, KANO, KADUNA, RIVERS TOP INEC LIST OF HIGHEST REGISTERED VOTERS 

The Independent National Electoral Commission has revealed the states with the highest number of registered voters in Nigeria.

On Wednesday, October 26, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced that the voter register had swollen up to 93.5m. 

Analysis of the preliminary register reveals that Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Rivers, Katsina and Oyo states have the highest number of registered voters, The Punch reported.

A breakdown indicates that;

1. Lagos has 7.57 percent

2. Kano, 6.34 percent

3. Kaduna, 4.65 percent

4. Rivers, 3.77 percent 

5. Katsina, 3.76 percent and 

6. Oyo 3.51 percent.

According to the preliminary voter register, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna and Rivers states lead with 7,075,192; 5,927,565; 4,345,469 and 3,532,990, respectively. 

They are followed by Katsina with 3,519,260 and Oyo, with 3,275,045. 

Lagos maintained its position as the state with the highest number of registered voters, increasing its figure from 6.5m to 7.07m.

Kaduna now has 4.3m voters while Rivers state overtook Katsina as the fourth largest state in terms of voters.