Nigeria, June 18 -- Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed the figures in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja following the conclusion of the PVC collection period in the state.

According to Haruna, following the suspension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Ekiti State on May 15 and the subsequent clean-up of the voter register, the total number of registered voters in the state increased from 987,647 in 2023 to 1,059,360 in 2026.

"Similarly, the number of PVCs collected rose from 958,052 in 2023, representing a collection rate of 97.0 per cent, to 1,028,929 in 2026, representing 97.1 per cent of registered voters," Haruna stated.

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