Osun Maintains Lead As New Voter Registration Hits 2.68m
Osun State has maintained its lead as the Independent National Electoral Commission released its latest report on Monday.
According to the report, a total of 2,685,725 newly registered voters through online and physical Continuous Voter Registration have been recorded.
The update posted on the X handle of the commission, explained that 1,576,137 applicants completed the online pre-registration, while another 1,109,588 finalised their in-person registration.
The latest figures place Osun firmly at the top of the chart, with the state recording 208,357, followed by Kano with 159,669. Sokoto posted 152,650, Imo 145,561, Borno 123,835, Lagos 123,484, and Jigawa 116,246.
The Federal Capital Territory registered 106,855, while Kogi had 103,750 and Zamfara had 101,511. Katsina followed with 98,968, Delta 91,562, Kaduna 89,899, Ogun 85,739, Kebbi 83,480, Niger 79,785, Oyo 74,756, Akwa Ibom 74,015, and Rivers 70,902.
Adamawa recorded 57,312, followed by Yobe with 53,523, Benue 53,207, Bayelsa 47,439, Bauchi 40,534, Gombe 35,428, Ekiti 35,150, Nasarawa 35,013, Edo 33,600, Ebonyi 30,691, Plateau 26,360, and Taraba 20,312. Enugu posted 19,275, Ondo 17,542, Cross River 16,822, and Abia 16,691.
Last week, INEC announced that the first quarter of the ongoing nationwide CVR exercise will end on December 10, 2025.
The commission also reiterated that the CVR exercise in Anambra State remains suspended due to “electoral activities” in the state.
It noted that a new date for the resumption of registration will be announced later.
The CVR exercise began with online pre-registration on August 18, 2025, followed by in-person registration across all 774 local government areas, state offices, and the FCT.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
