On a state-by-state basis, Lagos, in the Southwest zone, leads with 6.2 million voters, while Bauchi, which had 2.4 million voters, came last on the scale of one to 10.
Rivers has the highest voting population of all the South-south states. It used to be number 4 on the list but has now been overtaken by Katsina. Rivers currently has 3,285,789 voters with Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) out of its 3.5 million registered voters, according to the latest data released by INEC yesterday. G-5 governors’ leader, Governor Nyesom Wike, has vowed to work against its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.
•Katsina (APC, 3.45m voters)
Katsina is next on the list with 3,459,945 PVCs out of a registered population of 3,516,719 voters. It is the Northwestern state with the highest number of registered voters after Kaduna. It had 3.2 million voters in 2019. Incumbent Governor Aminu Masari is of the APC
•Kaduna (APC, 4.1m voters)
The state of the APC’s Governor Nasir El-Rufai has Nigeria’s third-highest number of eligible voters. Only 4,164,473 of its 4,335,208 registered voters have PVCs and are eligible to vote at the weekend.
•Kano (APC, 5.59m registered voters)
Kano, with a whopping 5,921,370 registered voters is the star bride for any political party in Northern Nigeria. But only 5,594,193 who collected their PVCs are eligible to vote. The state is led by Abdullahi Ganduje of the APC. Kano has an unpredictable political history, with the PDP and ANPP ruling the state since 1999 before Ganduje won office in 2015.
•Lagos (APC, 6.2m voters)
Nigeria’s economic giant, Lagos State, leads the rest of the country with a massive 7,060,195 registered voters. However, only 6,214,970 collected their PVCs. Led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is seeking a second term, it is also the home of APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The APC’s main challenger, PDP is expected to lose votes to the LP.
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