The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) don remove 1,608,660 fake registrations from the voters’ register ahead of the 2027 general elections and also identify 54 persons across 10 states for disciplinary action and possible prosecution becos of the report of manipulation of the registration process.
The commission still talk say dem detect 873 records wen belong to verified dead persons wen dem don delete now and dis one so don bring the combined number of records wen dem remove to 1,609,553, after biometric screening, investigation of complaints and adjudication of magomago wen dem uncover during the 2025/2026 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, wen yarn this one for one press conference for Abuja on Monday night, say investigations show say some registration personnel deliberately change established procedures, including the misuse of special provisions with the intention for exceptional registration circumstances wen dey involve persons with disabilities.
He come talk say the commission consider the scale of the irregularities serious enough to warrant investigation into how dem take happen and the identities of those wen dey responsible, with the assurance wen dem give Nigerians say appropriate sanctions go follow