A screengrab of voters searching for their names in the voter register pasted on a wall ahead of the commencement of accreditation and voting during the Osun State governorship election on Saturday, August 15, 2026
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1,608, 660 invalid registrants from the voter register.
INEC said this is part of an ongoing clean-up exercise, following claims, objections and complaints that trailed the preliminary voter register that was displayed by the commission in October.
The clean-up exercise also led to the removal from the register of a total of 876 voters, who have been verified as deceased.
The commission said it would publish the cleaned-up voter register on December 16, 2026, as required by the electoral law.
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