The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it registered 93,469,008 Nigerians for the forthcoming elections.
Professor Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, handed over the list of the registered voters list to the representatives of all the political parties at a meeting with political parties held at the Commission’s Conference Hall, Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday, January 11, 2023.
A closer look at the Registered Voters list shows that out of the 93, 469, 008 persons who are on the register, 49, 054, 162 are male while 44, 414, 846 are female.
But the Voter Distribution shows that males accounted for 52.5% and 47.5% females even as Occupational Distribution saw Students having the highest number of 26, 027, 481 or 27.8% voters while farmers and fishermen/women are 14, 742, 554 or 15.8%.
Prompt News reports that in the Age Group, Youths (18-34) lead with 37, 060, 399 or 39.65% registered voters; Middle-Ages (35-49) came second with 33, 413, 591 or 35.75%.
