Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that 93,469,008 voters were contained in the register for the 2022 general elections.
He disclosed that 44,414,846 registered voters are females and 49,054,162 are males.
The INEC chairman spoke, in Abuja, on Wednesday, at a meeting with 18 political parties.
According to him, the number of young people between 18 and 34 stood at 37,060,399, representing 39.65% of the total registered voters while the elderly between the ages of 50 and 69 stood at 17,700,270, representing 18.94% of total registered voters.
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He assured Nigerians that every other arrangement was in high gear, including the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
Prof. Yakubu stated that with the presentation of the voter register; the commission has successfully achieved 11 out of the 14 activities scheduled for the 2023 general elections.
