'There are 18 political parties in the race to produce the next president to be elected by 95 million voters. We had over 84 million registered voters in 2019.'
INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at a function organised by the National Endowment for Democracy and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems in Washington DC, U.S.
He said the election was significant as 95 million Nigerians were expected to vote in 176, 846 polling units.“In West Africa, there are 15 countries including Nigeria. But the total number of registered voters in the 14 countries combined is 73 million. “The new Electoral Act with its many progressive provisions has provided legal backing to the innovations.
“This is more than the entire voter population in the Republic of Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Cape Verde. We are such a huge country of great potential,” he said. “We have already printed over 50 per cent of the cards but we haven’t delivered them to the states yet. He said the innovations have also been helpful in reducing the level of litigation arising from the conduct of political parties.
He said the technology had helped to eliminate multiple accreditations that were observed in previous elections, increased public confidence in the outcome of elections and eliminated the use of the Incident Form.
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