INEC Removes 1.6m Invalid Voter Records, Explains Delay In Third-Phase PVCs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 1.6 million invalid voter records from the national register ahead of the 2027 general elections, while explaining the delay in producing Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for Nigerians who registered in the third phase of its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja, where he said the commission had removed 1,609,553 records following investigations into irregularities uncovered in the voter register.
He said the figure comprised 1,608,660 confirmed invalid registrations and 873 verified records of deceased voters.
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