INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed the figures on Thursday at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room National Stakeholders Forum on Elections in Abuja.
He explained that the total comprises 1,576,137 online registrations and 1,109,588 physical captures, with the highest turnout recorded in Osun, Kaduna, Plateau, Imo, Borno, and Lagos States.
“Since the CVR exercise began on August 18, the Commission has recorded 2,685,725 completed registrations. Of this figure, 1,576,137 were completed online, while 1,109,588 were finalised through physical capture,” Amupitan said.
Osun led with 208,357 registrations, followed by Kaduna (159,669), Plateau (152,650), Imo (145,561), Borno (123,835), and Lagos (123,484).
Amupitan noted that Phase One concluded successfully on December 10, and the claims and objections period will begin on December 15, allowing citizens to verify and correct entries before consolidation.
He urged civil society groups to mobilise participation, stressing that the voter register has not been “comprehensively cleaned” since 2011, with names of deceased persons still appearing.
Phase Two of the CVR will commence on January 5, 2026, with registration centres moved closer to wards and communities to improve accessibility.
On vote buying, Amupitan said INEC had written to the police, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and other agencies for investigation reports on individuals arrested for financial inducement during recent elections.
He emphasised that INEC can only prosecute offenders, relying on security agencies for arrests.
He also highlighted challenges with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV), noting that poor network coverage hampers real-time uploads of results.
“A tool like BVAS is only as good as the network it runs on. Achieving real-time upload of results to IReV is still one of our toughest operational battles,” he said.
Amupitan recalled delays during a mock accreditation exercise in Anambra, where weak signals affected BVAS performance. He said INEC is in talks with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and mobile operators to explore alternative technologies, but admitted the Commission does not control telecom infrastructure.
“Someone once asked what happens if a powerful politician convinces a service provider to switch off its service on election day. The truth is that we do not have control over these networks. These are structural issues we must all confront,” he added.
The CVR exercise allows eligible Nigerians who have turned 18 or were previously unregistered to enrol as voters. It also enables those who have relocated to transfer their registration records.
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