ABUJA, Nigeria – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received more than 4,800 claims and about 600 objections to its Preliminary Register of Voters as it works to clean up the database ahead of the 2027 general elections.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while receiving the ECOWAS Pre-Election Fact-Finding Mission at the commission’s headquarters.
He said the figures, recorded as of Thursday, comprised claims submitted at registration areas where the preliminary register was displayed, and objections lodged through electoral officers and Resident Electoral Commissioners. According to him, most of the complaints concern corrections and other minor discrepancies. The online display of the register has also helped identify errors raised by voters.
Amupitan assured Nigerians that all valid claims and objections would be addressed before the commission certifies the Final Register of Voters on December 15, 2026. The register currently contains more than 103 million voters, making its accuracy critical to the conduct of the 2027 elections.
The INEC chairman also announced plans for a nationwide mock accreditation exercise in November to test voter accreditation and results transmission across the states. He said the commission had introduced an additional safeguard requiring election results to be authenticated at polling units before transmission to its Election Results Viewing portal, IReV.
Amupitan explained that INEC considered adopting a different technology after he assumed office but decided to improve the existing system because of time constraints. On preparations for the elections, he said the commission had conducted readiness assessments in the South-West, North-West, South-East and North-East, with a visit to the North-Central zone scheduled for the following week.
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