On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that it had identified 54 individuals involved in irregularities in the voter register across ten states.
INEC Chairman’s statement
“54 persons cutting across 10 states have been identified as complicit, and necessary disciplinary action will be taken against them, including possible prosecution,” said INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan.
Amupitan explained that the removal of 331,608 irregular entries discovered during the preliminary display of the 2025–2026 Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise would not fully resolve the issue, as the final register could still contain duplicate records carried over from earlier registration exercises between 2011 and 2023.
He noted that most duplicated names and photographs circulating on social media stemmed from complaints about the old voter register rather than the recent registration exercise.
During a meeting on Monday, the commission resolved to address the identified duplications in the previous register. INEC has directed that records flagged through complaints and other obvious cases of duplication be subjected to proper verification before removal.
The ongoing efforts aim to ensure the credibility and integrity of the national voter register ahead of future elections.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
